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How push notifications work: APNs and FCM explained

Every push to an iPhone goes through Apple's APNs, and almost every push to Android through Google's FCM. Device tokens, provider authentication, the request itself, what happens when the phone is offline, and how priority really works on each platform.

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What is a push notification API, and when do you need one?

A push notification API turns one HTTP request into an alert on a phone. What it does, the two kinds of product that share the name, what a request looks like, and what to check before you pick one.

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