iOS Question What is the preferred methods to get instant Notifications on iOS just like Android?

[Kevin Hartin]

Ive got notifications being received by my B4i app and I'm putting them into a list that I store, however I'm unable to have a notification pop up like in the android app.

Following is the code thats working in the Android app;

Sub fm_MessageArrived (Message As RemoteMessage)
    If B4XPages.IsInitialized And B4XPages.GetManager.IsForeground Then
        Log("App is in the foreground. In iOS a notification will not appear while the app is in the foreground (unless UserNotificationCenter is used).")
    End If
    Dim n2 As Notification
    n2.Initialize2(n2.IMPORTANCE_HIGH)
    n2.Icon = "icon"
    n2.SetInfo(Message.GetData.Get("title"), Message.GetData.Get("body"), Main)
    n2.Notify(1)
End Sub

I have tried to get a similar thing going in B4i with the following code, which throws no errors but doesnt notify;

Public Sub MessageReceivedWhileInTheForeground (Message As Map)
    Dim aps As Map = Message.Get("aps")
    Dim alert As Map = aps.Get("alert")
    Dim n2 As Notification
    n2.Initialize(1)
    n2.PlaySound = True   
    n2.AlertBody = alert.Get("body")
    n2.NotificationTag = alert.Get("title")
End Sub

As said earlier, I am receiving the push message and can store it in a list of maps, but no sound or message pops up.

Any help appreciated,
Kev

 

[Erel]

You can use UserNotificationCenter to create notifications that show when the app is in the foreground: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/usernotificationcenter-class.117925/#content

 

[Kevin Hartin]

You can use UserNotificationCenter to create notifications that show when the app is in the foreground: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/usernotificationcenter-class.117925/#content

Thanks Erel, it works a treat with the following;

    App.RegisterUserNotifications(True, True, True)
    UNC.Initialize 'after calling App.RegisterUserNotifications
    UNC.SetCategoryActions("Category 1", Array("Action 1", "Action 2", "Action 3"))
    UNC.CreateNotificationWithContent(alert.Get("title"), alert.Get("body"), "identifer 2", "Category 1", 4000)
'    UNC.RemovePendingNotifications(Array("identifer 2"))

However, I am a little confused about the Category and Actions.

I assume RemovePending will delete it from Notifications.

Kev