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		slt2021 on March 18, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WebSockets vs. Server-Sent-Events vs. Long-Polling... iOS and android push does not rely on mobile carrier capability afaik, it has its own service

psnehanshu on March 18, 2024 [–]

Yes, iOS has APNS and Android has FCM. One can use FCM for both Android and iOS as FCM is capable of abstracting away APNS. If you are building on React Native with Expo, you can also use Expo Push, which abstracts away both APNS and FCM, albeit it is not fully featured.

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