Push Notifications

Test push notifications on the iOS Simulator without a physical device. Create JSON payloads, send test notifications, and debug notification handling from RocketSim.

Many developers think you can only test Push Notifications on a real device. The opposite is true and once you know, you’ll be much faster in building support for notifications into your app.

Create a Push Notification

Push notifications can be added like Deeplinks and Locations into your App Group. You’ll have to store the JSON that comes with your notification:

Push notification JSON editor in the App Group settings

Within the editor, you can click the Send button to test out the notification in the Simulator. Once configured correctly, you can access and test the notification at any time from the side window:

Push notification accessible from the side window for quick testing

You can read more about this feature in my dedicated article **Testing push notifications on the iOS simulator.**