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Easy Steps to Set Up Push Notifications with OneSignal (Android and iOS)

Learn how to enable push notifications for your apps so you never miss an update, even when your phone is locked. Perfect for receiving new order alerts and staying on top of your business.

Written by Yair
Updated this week

This feature can be configured for:

  • Customer App (Marketplace or Franchise App)

  • Business App

  • Driver App

Requirements:

OneSignal Android Configuration (Google)

Part 1: Firebase

  1. Log in to your Firebase account and create a new project (only one project is needed for all your apps).

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  2. Register your Android app and enter your app identifier.
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  3. Go to the settings of your registered app.
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  4. Generate your Firebase Service Account and save it; it will be needed later.
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Part 2: OneSignal

  1. Log in to your OneSignal account and create a new app configuration.
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  2. Enter your app name and select Google Android (FCM).
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  3. Upload your Service Account JSON downloaded from Firebase.
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  4. Select your target SDK as React Native.
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  5. Copy and save your App ID.
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  6. Go to Settings in your Onesignal setup and select Keys and IDs.
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  7. Create an API Key, copy it, and save it securely (it can only be viewed once).
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  8. Finally, in your dashboard, go to the Push Notifications section, add your OneSignal App ID from step 5, and your API Key from step 7, then save the configuration.
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OneSignal: Keys & IDs

https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/en/keys-and-ids

✅ Please repeat the app registration steps in Firebase and OneSignal for each of your applications in order to generate the corresponding keys for each app.

After this, your push notifications will be ready to test and use.

OneSignal iOS Configuration (Apple)

Previamente se debe haber creado tu cuenta de OneSignal

Part 1: Apple developer

  1. Sign in to your Apple Developer account.
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    Go to the Keys section of your Apple Developer account and select Add New Key.

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  2. Enter a name for your key, select the “Apple Push Notifications service (APNs)” option, and click “Configure.”
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  3. Select “Sandbox and Production” in the Environment section and click “Save.”
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  4. Click “Continue.”

  5. Click “Register.”
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  6. Download your .p8 key file to configure OneSignal for iOS and save it.
    Also copy your Key ID (2) and your Team ID (3).
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Part 2: OneSignal Config

  1. Sign in to your OneSignal account, go to the Settings section, and then select “Push & In-App Settings.”
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  2. Select “Google Android (FCM)"
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  3. Enter the information you obtained: your .p8 key file, Key ID, Team ID, and your App Bundle ID.
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  4. Select your target SDK as React Native.
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  5. It is not necessary to copy the OneSignal ID, since it was previously added for Android and the ID is the same.
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  6. Done, iOS (Apple) notifications are now configured for your app.

OneSignal: Keys & IDs

https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/en/keys-and-ids

✅ Please repeat the app registration steps in OneSignal for each of your iOS applications. You can use the same .p8 key file to configure notifications in OneSignal for each app.

After this, your push notifications will be ready to be tested and used for iOS.

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