zo0r/react-native-push-notification

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Mindmap

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  root((RN Push Notifications))
    What it does
      Local notifications
      Remote push alerts
      Tap event handling
    Platforms
      Android setup
      iOS companion package
    Requirements
      Firebase for remote push
      AndroidManifest edits
    Status
      No longer maintained
      Version 7.x current

mindmap root((RN Push Notifications)) What it does Local notifications Remote push alerts Tap event handling Platforms Android setup iOS companion package Requirements Firebase for remote push AndroidManifest edits Status No longer maintained Version 7.x current

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Schedule a local notification that fires at a specific time from within a React Native app

USE CASE 2

Receive and display push notifications sent from your server to Android users via Firebase

USE CASE 3

Handle what happens when a user taps a notification while the app is closed versus open

USE CASE 4

Customize notification sound, icon, and vibration for an Android React Native app

Tech stack

JavaReact NativeJavaScriptFirebase

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires manual AndroidManifest.xml edits and Firebase setup for remote notifications, library is no longer actively maintained.

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In plain English

This library adds push notification support to React Native mobile apps on both iOS and Android. Push notifications are the alerts and banners that apps display on a phone even when the app itself is not open. This package handles both local notifications (ones your app schedules and fires from the device itself) and remote notifications (ones sent from a server to the device through a notification service). The repository is no longer actively maintained. The author states this directly in the README, citing lack of time and the growing complexity of notification handling on both platforms. Anyone starting a new project should check for alternative libraries before relying on this one. For developers who still want to use it, installation involves adding the package via npm or yarn. On iOS, it requires additional setup through a companion Apple-specific package. On Android, the setup involves editing a configuration file called AndroidManifest.xml by hand, adding permissions for things like vibration and receiving notifications after the phone restarts. If the app also needs remote notifications pushed from a server, it requires a Google service called Firebase to be configured in the project. The library provides a JavaScript API that the app uses to schedule notifications, cancel them, set what sound or icon they show, and respond to when a user taps one. There are separate handling paths for when the app is open versus closed. A common setup mistake noted in the README is calling the configuration function inside a component rather than at the app entry point, which causes notification handlers to not fire. Version 7.x is the current release. A changelog is available in the repository for anyone tracking what changed between versions.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

Using react-native-push-notification, show me the correct place to call PushNotification.configure so handlers fire when the app is closed.

Prompt 2

How do I schedule a local notification to appear at 9am every day using react-native-push-notification on Android?

Prompt 3

Walk me through the AndroidManifest.xml changes needed to enable vibration and boot-complete permissions for this library.

Prompt 4

Show me how to handle the difference between a notification tap when the app is in the foreground versus the background with this library.

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