There are three ways of communicating with your app users using notification messages and badges:
- Local notifications
- Push notifications
- In-app notifications
There are three ways of communicating with your app users using notification messages and badges:
Local notifications are like services, running on the user's device. The app does not need to be active to receive a local notification related to your app. They also do not need internet access or a server. Instead, they are scheduled for a particular date and time, like an alarm. They are initialized by your app.
What you can do is schedule a local notification to remind the user about the app but cancel it as soon as the user launches your app. It is a great instrument to remind your user about your app's existence:
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