Android Question Firebase - Android with ios_ prefix

[aaronk]

Hi,

I am using firebase notifications in my app..

I am using both Android and iOS. I understand that in iOS I need to add the prefix ios_ at the start of each topic.

In Android, I don't need to add any prefix.

I understand I need to send 2 requests to firebase, 1 for Android and 1 for iOS so it sends the notification.

The question I have is, can I subscribe Android devices to the ios_ prefix ?

For example, currently:
Android: testing
iOS = ios_testing

Can I just subscribe Android to the topic ios_testing and then I would only need to send 1 request to firebase to send a message?

 

[DonManfred]

I do not use iOS but i guess it should work.

 

[Erel]

The B4J sending tool uses this prefix to build the message correctly based on the target platform. I recommend you to keep ios_topics for ios devices. Why make things more complicated?

 

[aaronk]

Why make things more complicated?

Yeah true, but thought I would try and send the 1 request to firebase rather than having to send 2 requests.

I will stick to the 2 requests.