APNs Setup

Apple requires an APNs key to deliver background notifications to iOS devices via Firebase Cloud Messaging.

Create APNs key

1. Go to Apple Developer Portal → Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles → Keys.
2. Click + to create a new key, enable Apple Push Notifications service (APNs), and download the .p8 file.
3. Note the Key ID and Team ID.

Upload to Firebase

1. In Firebase Console, open Project Settings → Cloud Messaging → Apple app configuration.
2. Under APNs Authentication Key, upload your .p8 key and enter the Key ID and Team ID.
3. Save.

Verify

Send a test message from Firebase Console → Cloud Messaging → Send test message to an iOS device token after building the app with the GoogleService-Info.plist configured in iOS Configuration.