I have a Swift 2 iOS8+ app where I need to make a request to fetch JSON data when my app receives a push notification.
When the user clicks on the notification the app will go and fetch the data but I really need the data to be fetched as soon as the notification is received. This looks to be possible, is this the case?
I've implemented:
func application(application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [NSObject : AnyObject]) {
func application(application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [NSObject : AnyObject], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
func application(application: UIApplication, performFetchWithCompletionHandler completionHandler: ((UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void)){
and checking the launch options in:
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {
I've also enabled:
background fetch
remote notifications
None of this seems to help. If this is possible I'd be grateful for any pointers/tutorials on this.
As of iOS 9, instead of a normal push, you can use silent push notifications. When your app receives a silent push, the user is not notified, but your app can perform actions based on this notification. Then, when your background actions is finished, you create a local notification for the user.
Check out this tutorial for info on how to use silent notifications:
https://www.raywenderlich.com/123862/push-notifications-tutorial
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I'm currently trying to implementation Auth for iOS using Firebase. I've gotten it to work using the recaptcha method specified here: https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth/ios/phone-auth but still running into issues with the silent APN. I uploaded my APN key to the firebase project and added push notification to my swift project capabilities. I also added the following piece of code to my AppNameApp.swift file:
class Appdelegate : NSObject,UIApplicationDelegate{
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
FirebaseApp.configure()
UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
return true
}
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: #escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
}
}
I'm still unable to get it to work and I've been stuck for a few days now. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I have set up the silent push notification for my app:
1. I configured the push notification from all places, i.e., XCode, Apple Developer portal with proper certificate
2. I enabled background capability
3. I included "content-available" in the json payload.
However, my App can not receive silent push sometimes.
To be more specific, neither
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any]) {
......
}
nor
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: #escaping (_: UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
......
}
has been invoked when the push message arrives.
How can I get the information in the push notification in such state?
I'm waiting online.
You question is twofold:
1. why the two delegate callbacks can not be invoked
2. what should you do to receive the data.
I did some hand test and here is the result:
1, when an app is in killed state, the two callback can not be invoked indeed
2. however, when you open the app next time,
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
......
}
can be invoked and you can get the data from there.
I hope this is useful.
I have an app that receives push notification but I have a doubt:
when app is in foreground and comes a remote notification I handle it but this method in AppDelegate:
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: #escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void)
but I don't understand how do I have to handle the remote notification when comes a remote notification when app is in background and the user tap on rectangle of notification and then app opens.
App remote notification work well when app is foreground or background state but not works when App is killed manually,
Added background fetch in plist.
Tried with:
NSLog("Do something")
under this method still not able to receive in swift :
func userNotificationCenter(_ center: UNUserNotificationCenter, didReceive response: UNNotificationResponse, withCompletionHandler completionHandler: #escaping () -> Void)
and
func application(_ application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable: Any], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: #escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void)
When you kill the app manually, the remoteNotifications cannot be handled before the app is launched again.
When a remote notification is present, and you open the app by tapping on that notification, the app launches in the usual manner with the
didFinishLaunchingWithOptions
method being called in the app delegate. But in this case, your notification data would be passed in the 'Options' parameter. You can then check for this parameter and perform the required tasks
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool
{
if (launchOptions != nil)
{
let dictionary:NSDictionary = launchOptions?[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey] as! NSDictionary
self.setNotification(dictionary)
}
return true
}
You cannot handle a push notifications while app is not running. You only can handle when a user open the app form notification.
There is good article about that: How to handle remote notification with background mode enabled
How can I get the push notification text when the app does not run or in lock screen?
I did try:
func application(application: UIApplication, didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [NSObject : AnyObject], fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void) {
println(userInfo)
// or just
println("something")
}
But it doesn't print me anything. Is it wrong function???
didReceiveRemoteNotification function only called this condition.
while app will running and app in foreground.(alert not showing)
if app in background and click notification on home screen
if app not run in device didReceiveRemoteNotification function not called,
in this case user click notification in home screen, we identify app launched by notification or not in didFinishLaunchingWithOptions
UILocalNotification *localNotif =[launchOptions objectForKey: UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey];
you get userinfo data in localNotif.userinfo
Try in Swift
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool {
var userinfo : NSDictionary =launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey];
print(launchOptions);
return true
}