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Push

Register and receive push notifications.

Requires Cordova plugin: phonegap-plugin-push. For more info, please see the Push plugin docs.

For TypeScript users, see the Push plugin docs about using TypeScript for custom notifications.

https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-push

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Installation#

$ npm install phonegap-plugin-push $ npm install @ionic-native/push $ ionic cap sync

Supported Platforms#

  • Android
  • Browser
  • iOS
  • Windows

Usage#

React#

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Angular#

import { Push, PushObject, PushOptions } from '@ionic-native/push/ngx';
constructor(private push: Push) { }
...

// to check if we have permissionthis.push.hasPermission()  .then((res: any) => {
    if (res.isEnabled) {      console.log('We have permission to send push notifications');    } else {      console.log('We do not have permission to send push notifications');    }
  });
// Create a channel (Android O and above). You'll need to provide the id, description and importance properties.this.push.createChannel({ id: "testchannel1", description: "My first test channel", // The importance property goes from 1 = Lowest, 2 = Low, 3 = Normal, 4 = High and 5 = Highest. importance: 3, //badge is used to if badge appears on the app icon see https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NotificationChannel.html#setShowBadge(boolean). //false = no badge on app icon. //true = badge on app icon badge: false}).then(() => console.log('Channel created'));
// Delete a channel (Android O and above)this.push.deleteChannel('testchannel1').then(() => console.log('Channel deleted'));
// Return a list of currently configured channelsthis.push.listChannels().then((channels) => console.log('List of channels', channels))
// to initialize push notifications
const options: PushOptions = {   android: {},   ios: {       alert: 'true',       badge: true,       sound: 'false'   },   windows: {},   browser: {       pushServiceURL: 'http://push.api.phonegap.com/v1/push'   }}
const pushObject: PushObject = this.push.init(options);

pushObject.on('notification').subscribe((notification: any) => console.log('Received a notification', notification));
pushObject.on('registration').subscribe((registration: any) => console.log('Device registered', registration));
pushObject.on('error').subscribe(error => console.error('Error with Push plugin', error));