iOS Question Push notifications: Auto increment badge number ?

[marcick]

Can I send a push notification where the badge number is auto incremented ?
Or do I have to send a silent notification and manage the badge number inside the app ?

 

[Erel]

Can I send a push notification where the badge number is auto incremented ?

No. There is no such feature in iOS.

You can either use a silent notification or manage the badge number on the server side.

 

[marcick]

Yes, I can manage the number on the server and increment it, but I would need to know when the client reset the badge and then restart from number 1.
So I think the silent notification is the only solution.

 

[Erel]

but I would need to know when the client reset the badge and then restart from number 1.

Your app should send a message to the server when it starts.

 

[marcick]

Yep. did it right now, thanks !
I see that resetting the badge also clear all notifications. I need that some notifications are cleared opening the app, some others stay there until the user read and dismiss them. SO I think I'll move anyway to silent push notifications and manage all notification slocally.