Salesforce Mobile Push Notifications Implementation Guide

Mobile Push Notifications Overview
Steps for Implementing Mobile Push Notifications
Step 1. Developer Registration with Mobile OS Vendors
Step 2. Creating a Connected App
Create a Connected App for Android
Create a Connected App for Apple iOS
Testing Your Connected App Push Configuration
Send Test Push Notifications to APNS
Send Test Push Notifications to GCM for Android
Check a User's Mobile Push Registrations
Step 3. Configure Your Mobile SDK App
Step 4. Using Apex Triggers to Send Push Notifications
Step 5. Packaging Components for Customer Organizations
Using the Chatter REST API Push Notification Resource (Optional)
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Send Test Push Notifications to APNS

To run a quick test of your push notification setup for Apple Push Notification Service (APNS), use the Send Test Notification page.
  1. Enter a connection token string in the Recipient field, OR search for a recipient by clicking Search Search icon, and then select one of the search results. By default, the Search results list displays the five devices most recently registered for your connected app.
    1. To find other devices, enter a user name in the Search text box.
    2. Click Go to generate a list of all devices currently registered under that user name.
  2. Optionally, for Alert, enter an alert message or dictionary per Apple’s specifications.
  3. For Badge, enter a badge number or 0 for no badge.
  4. For Sound, enter the name of a sound file in the application bundle, or enter default to use the system default alert sound.
  5. Optionally, to use a custom payload, enter your payload’s JSON value in the Custom Payload field.
  6. Click Send to send the test push notification, or click Clear to reset the form.