Push notifications integration

To integrate push notifications for Xamarin, you’ll need to complete the steps for native Android push notifications. The following steps are only a summary. For a full walkthrough, see the native push notification guide.

Step 1: Update your project

1. Add Firebase to your Android project.
2. Add the Cloud Messaging library to your Android project’s build.gradle:

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     implementation "google.firebase:firebase-messaging:+"
   

Step 2: Create your JSON credentials

1. In Google Cloud, enable the Firebase Cloud Messaging API.
2. Select Service Accounts > your project > Create Service Account, then enter a service account name, ID, and description. When you’re finished, select Create and continue.
3. In the Role field, find and select Firebase Cloud Messaging API Admin from the list of roles.
4. In Service Accounts, choose your project, then select  Actions > Manage Keys > Add Key > Create new key. Choose JSON, then select Create.

Step 3: Upload your JSON credentials

1. In Braze, select  Settings > App Settings. Under your Android app’s Push Notification Settings, choose Firebase, then select Upload JSON File and upload the credentials you generated earlier. When you’re finished, select Save.
2. Enable automatic FCM token registration, by going to Firebase Console. Open your project, then select  Settings > Project settings. Select Cloud Messaging, then under Firebase Cloud Messaging API (V1), copy the number in the Sender ID field.
3. In your Android Studio project and the following to your braze.xml.

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  <bool translatable="false" name="com_braze_firebase_cloud_messaging_registration_enabled">true</bool>
  <string translatable="false" name="com_braze_firebase_cloud_messaging_sender_id">FIREBASE_SENDER_ID</string>