iOS Push Notification When app is killed

Question

I was wondering how does WhatsApp handle the Video Push Notification when the app is killed from the background. Taking into consideration that the app icon is clicked and n

Answer 1

You can do it using iOS VoIP Push Notifications. VoIP push enables apps to become active even in the background and forcefully killed by user. All voice and video calling application use this priority push service.

Here is great Apple guide about Voice Over IP (VoIP) Best Practices. One of the main use case – use VoIP Push Notifications to Avoid Persistent Connections.

In order to use VoIP pushes you have to connect iOS PushKit framework. You can config your own server or other third party provider.

Answer 2

When app is in killed state, didReceiveRemoteNotification method will not be called. Then on the tap of notification application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions) method will be called. launchOption contains the payload if app is launched by tap on notification. For that write the given code in this method:

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool {
       if launchOptions != nil{
         let userInfo = launchOptions? 
         [UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey.remoteNotification]
          if userInfo != nil {
        // Perform action here
         }
    }

All your payload data will be available in launchOptions?[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsKey.remoteNotification] & perform your app logic(navigation..) from there.

Refer this link for effective push notifications handling