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Does any browser in iOS support push notifications similar to Chrome on Android? Google seems to mention it in their GCM presentation video but I can't find any information about it.

Miguel Garcia
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Xzya
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There currently aren't any browsers on iOS that support the Web Push Notifications feature Chrome for desktop and Android do— or Service Workers, as you rightfully point out.

See the implementation status of Service Workers in different browsers.

Apple has experimented with push notifications on Mac OS X, documentation for which is available here.

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I think what you are looking for is the push notifications for web applications. Basically push messaging for web apps can be implemented through service workers and web app manifests.

The documentation only describe the implementation on chrome app but there is a reference on how you can implement it in web apps. You can check the full implementation Here

goblin
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  • You're right. But none of the browsers I checked support service workers on iOS. I already have a web app that works fine on desktop and android chrome, but it doesn't work on iOS. So I was wondering if there's something different that I have to do for iOS or if it's just not supported. – Xzya Jan 04 '16 at 16:01
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iOS simply does not support Service Workers at this time. iOS browsers will not support Web Push Notifications. https://webkit.org/status/#specification-service-workers

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