# Trigger Push Notifications

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*Skill Level: Intermediate*

## Before You Begin

Notifications require that your app is installed on Native iOS, Android, or as a PWA.

* Notifications can only be triggered to another logged-in user, on another device. 
  * *ex: The Logged-in User triggering the notification will not be able to receive the notification they triggered within the app.* 
* Notifications only work when a user is logged in.
  * *ex: Any button or action that sends a notification works only if a user is logged in. Without a logged-in user, Adalo cannot create the required token, so the notification will not be sent.*
* The app must have the [Request Notification Permission](https://help.adalo.com/action-basics/notifications/request-notification-permission-in-your-app) set up. Please ensure this is set up correctly before continuing. 
* Target Screen is only available on Native iOS and Android. PWA will always direct to the Apps Home Navigation Screen.

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### Add Notification Action

* Select the component that should trigger the notification, then in the left panel select 'Add Action'.
* Scroll to the bottom of the options, and click Trigger Notification.

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### Select Users to receive notification

All Users will get the notification unless filtered by available data such as Current User or by a Relationship to the User.&#x20;

* **Current User - Send a message to a single user using Available Screen Data**

  * Uses include sending a notification to a single user such as a 'New Follower' notification or 'Friend Request' when **Current User** Data is available.

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* **One User - Send a message to a single User through Filter**
  * Used similarly to "Current User" but when filtering through other available data such as a relation to a User. Example of this may be a Marketplace Listing sale or an Admin approval request.

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* **Multiple Users - All Users or Users who meet criteria**

  * Used when wanting to send to all users or a specific group of users filtered through a rerelationship. Examples would include a Notification to multiple users about an event they are attending or a new message in a group chat.&#x20;

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* This is also where you exclude the Logged in User from your notifications if sending to multiple Users.

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{% hint style="info" %}

* Notifications will only be sent if;
  1. The user has the app installed on their device.
  2. The user is logged in.&#x20;
  3. The user has had activity in the app in the last 2 weeks to be considered active.
  4. The user has permissions allowed.
  5. The user is not the user triggering the notification.
     {% endhint %}

### Enter Notification Details

* Set the title and body text for the Notification message.
  * If using information from an Input, we recommend creating a Message or Notification Record in your Collections before using that information to fill in the Notification details.&#x20;
* Select which screen in your app the user should be taken to when the tap on the notification on Native iOS and Android builds.

  * You **must** select a Screen for notification to be triggered.&#x20;

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{% hint style="warning" %}
**PWA will always direct to the Apps Home Navigation Screen regardless of the Target Screen selected.**
{% endhint %}

### Next Steps

Now you are ready to test your notifications!