Gaining a deep understanding of notifications

If you use iOS devices on a daily basis, you are probably very familiar with notifications. Sometimes you may have been using your device when you received such a notification; other times, the device might have been in your pocket, on your desk, or somewhere else.

Notifications are a perfect way for apps to inform users about information in an app that might be of interest to them. New messages in a messaging app, breaking news events, or friend requests in social apps are just a few examples of great use cases for notifications. From the get-go, it's important that you're aware of the fact that a lot of apps are fighting for the user's attention at all times. Notifications are a great way to ...

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