OK I finally figured out. In the target settings ➝ Capabilities tab ➝ Background Modes, if you check “Remote Notifications”, application:didReceiveRemoteNotification: will get triggered as soon as notification arrives (as long as the app is in the background), and in that case there is no way to tell whether the user will tap on the … Read more
In Xcode < 4.0 (for Xcode >= 4, see answer by delirus below), you can now configure Xcode to attach the debugger to the app after you launch it, instead of launching the app through the debugger. This lets you debug things that vary based on the launch state of your application, such as URL … Read more
The push certificate cannot be renewed. You have to create a new one. The push notification certificate is not part of the application build. Therefore for push to continue working you only have to create a new certificate and deploy the p12 file (or whatever other format you are using) at your server. You don’t … Read more
The real limits for the alert text are not documented anywhere. The only thing the documentation says is: In iOS 8 and later, the maximum size allowed for a notification payload is 2 kilobytes; Apple Push Notification Service refuses any notification that exceeds this limit. (Prior to iOS 8 and in OS X, the maximum … Read more
If you created your provisioning profile before configuring the app ID for push, try to regenerate the provisioning profile. iOS Provisioning Portal -> Provisioning -> Your cert -> EDIT -> Make an edit -> Download new provisioning Worked for me. Now i’m able to use push.
So the release notes of iOS 11.1 beta 1 say iOS 11.1 beta 1 was just released and they mention: “Notifications Resolved Issues • Silent push notifications are processed more frequently. (33278611) I did some tests and it seems to be indeed fixed: Suspended State When I launch the app in a suspended mode and … Read more
Technical Note TN2265: Troubleshooting Push Notifications The first time a push-enabled app registers for push notifications, iOS asks the user if they wish to receive notifications for that app. Once the user has responded to this alert it is not presented again unless the device is restored or the app has been uninstalled for at … Read more
See This code : – (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo { if ( application.applicationState == UIApplicationStateInactive || application.applicationState == UIApplicationStateBackground ) { //opened from a push notification when the app was on background } } same as -(void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveLocalNotification (UILocalNotification *)notification
UPDATE2: You can achieve this using the new PushKit framework, introduced in iOS 8. Though PushKit is used for VoIP. So your usage should be for VoIP related otherwise there is risk of app rejection. (See this answer). UDPDATE1: The documentation has been clarified for iOS8. The documentation can be read here. Here is a … Read more