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Push notifications for Web Apps on iOS and iPadOS

Friday, 17 February 2023

Jen Simmons and Brady Eidson on webkit.org

Now with iOS and iPadOS 16.4 beta 1, we are adding support for Web Push to Home Screen web apps. Web Push makes it possible for web developers to send push notifications to their users through the use of Push API, Notifications API, and Service Workers all working together.

It's been 16 years since the release of the iPhone, but with the release of iOS 16.4 Safari (in beta), we're getting closer to Steve Jobs' 'sweet solution'.