Android Push Notifications

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Introduction

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is the core service in Firebase that enables sending push notifications to Android devices. It provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for delivering messages to targeted users or devices. FCM supports various messaging types, including notification messages and data messages.

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Creating Service Account Credentials

• Go to the Firebase console and select your project.
• Click on the gear icon located in the top-left corner and navigate to Project settings.
• In the Service Accounts tab, scroll down to find the section titled “Firebase Admin SDK” and click on the Generate New Private Key button.
• A dialog box will appear with a warning about the sensitivity of the generated private key. Read the information carefully and click on the Generate Key button.
• The private key file will be downloaded automatically. It is a JSON file containing your Service Account credentials.

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Creating Firebase Connection on valmi.io

• Go to destinations on valmi.io and click on +DESTINATION to create a new destination. Select Android Push Notifications as the destination.

• Provide the desired Connection Name and uploaded the Firebase Service Account details file from the Firebase console.

• Click on Next to create the destination. If the connection details are valid, the destination will be created successfully.

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Setting up the sync

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Supported Sync Modes

Android Push Notifications supports the following destination sync modes. Please refer to the Destination Sync Modes for more information on the different destination modes.

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1. Creation

Go to the syncs section in valmi.io and click on the +SYNC button to initiate the creation of a new sync.

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2. Warehouse and Destination Selection

• Choose the desired data source for your sync. This could be any of the supported sources.
• Select “Android Push Notifications” as the destination for your sync. And proceed to the mapping page.

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3. Mapping Source Columns to Destination Fields

• On the Mapping page, map the source columns to the destination fields. The following table lists the supported destination fields. these fields can be used to create templated push notifications.

• Click on the Next button. Provide a name for your sync and schedule it to run at the desired frequency.

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4. Verifying the Sync run

• On the sync page

• On Firebase Console, navigate to Cloud Messaging and click on View FCM reporting dashboard to view the push notification statistics.

• On the mobile device ( Demo App ), App should receive the push notification.