what is new in push notifications?

Generated on 8/12/2024

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In the WWDC 2024 session titled "Broadcast updates to your Live Activities," Apple introduced a new feature for push notifications called broadcast push notifications. This feature allows developers to send a single push notification to update live activities for a large audience efficiently. Here are the key points:

  • Broadcast Push Notifications: This new feature allows you to send a single push notification to a channel, and APNs will deliver it to all devices subscribed to that channel. This is particularly useful for events with a large audience, such as sports games or flight updates.

  • Channel Concept: Each event that requires updates is associated with a unique channel ID. Devices subscribe to this channel to receive updates. This eliminates the need to manage individual push tokens for each device.

  • Integration: Developers can enable the broadcast capability in the developer portal and use the Push Notifications Console to create and manage channels. The console supports testing of broadcast push notifications.

  • APIs: New APIs are available for managing channels and sending broadcast push notifications directly through APNs.

For more detailed information, you can refer to the session Broadcast updates to your Live Activities (01:17) which covers the overview of this feature.

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