Tag: push-api

Web push subscription age affects delivery rates

This article investigates one of the reasons that negatively impact delivery rates for web push. First it shows that web push subscriptions can last many years without expiring, then it proves a negative correlation between the age of a web push subscription and its expected delivery rate. Continue reading “Web push subscription age affects delivery rates”

Can I use the (Web) Push API with hybrid mobile apps?

Many developers have asked if they can use Pushpad for sending push notifications to their hybrid mobile apps. Basically they want to use the W3C Push API inside a WebView. That would make sense, because a WebView is a sort of browser embedded inside an application. Continue reading “Can I use the (Web) Push API with hybrid mobile apps?”

The Push API and its wild unsubscription mechanism

The working draft of the Push API currently doesn’t offer a good way to manage unsubscriptions.

The problems arise in the following scenarios:

  • The user blocks the notifications from the browser preferences
  • The endpoint is replaced because it has expired

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