Push Notifications
for Your iOS and Android App
Describe your app and ask for push notifications in chat. Fastshot adds them to a native iOS and Android app, builds it on its own machines, and publishes it to the App Store and Google Play. No code, no Xcode, no Android Studio.
How do I add push notifications to my app without coding?
Build your app with Fastshot (fastshot.ai), the AI app builder for iOS and Android, and ask for push notifications in the chat. Fastshot adds them to your app. Build it, install it on your phone to try the notifications, then publish to the App Store and Google Play. You never write code.
Last updated: October 27, 2026
What Are Push Notifications?
Push notifications are short messages an app shows on a phone, on the lock screen or as a banner, even when the app is closed. A reminder to log your day, a note that your order shipped, a new chat message: each one brings the user back to your app.
Popular apps use them because they are the fastest way to reach a user after install. Fastshot works as a push notification app builder you steer by chat. Say what should notify the user and when, and the AI builds it into your app. New to Fastshot? See how to create an app.
What Can You Do with Push Notifications in Your App?
Ask for the notifications your app needs. Fastshot adds them to the same app you build, preview and publish.
Reminders
Nudge users to log a meal, take a break or finish a task. A habit tracker app lives on daily reminders.
Order and booking updates
Tell customers when an order ships, a table is confirmed or an appointment is tomorrow.
New message alerts
Let users know a message, reply or comment arrived, so conversations in your app keep moving.
Streaks and re-engagement
Protect a streak, announce a new level or bring back users who have not opened the app in a while. Returning users are the ones who upgrade; see how to monetize an app and the subscription app builder.
iOS and Android from one app
One chat, one app, both stores. Push notifications work on iPhone and on Android phones.
Works with your Supabase backend
Pair notifications with user login, a database and file storage. Add a Supabase backend to the same app.
How to Add Push Notifications to Your App
Describe your app and the notifications
Tell Fastshot what your app does and what should notify the user, for example "remind me every morning to log my mood". The first version takes about 5 to 7 minutes.
Fastshot adds push notifications
Ask for push notifications in the chat and Fastshot adds them to your app. React Native apps use Expo notifications. Native Kotlin Android apps post notifications, and the AI tests them on its copy of the app in the Android emulator.
Build and install on your phone
Fastshot builds your app on its own machines. Install an APK on Android, or a TestFlight build on iPhone, and try the notifications on your own phone.
Publish to the App Store and Google Play
Fastshot signs your app and publishes it to the App Store and Google Play with your developer accounts. Your users get your notifications from day one.
How Do Push Notifications Work on iPhone and Android?
What you get on each platform when you build your app with Fastshot.
| iPhone (iOS) | Android | |
|---|---|---|
| App type | React Native app with Expo notifications | React Native app with Expo notifications, or a native Kotlin app with Jetpack Compose |
| Setup | Fastshot's iOS build turns on the Push Notifications capability for your app automatically | Native Kotlin apps post notifications; the AI adds them when you ask in chat |
| Testing | Install a TestFlight build on your iPhone | Install an APK on your phone; the AI also tests Kotlin notifications on its copy of the app in the Android emulator |
| Build | iOS builds on Fastshot machines, no Mac or Xcode | APK and AAB on Fastshot machines, no Android Studio |
| Publish | App Store with your Apple Developer account | Google Play with your Google Play developer account |
Push vs Local Notifications
Both show a message on the lock screen. They differ in where the message starts.
| Push notification | Local notification | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it starts | A server or backend sends it to the phone | The app schedules it on the phone |
| Best for | Order updates, new message alerts, news | Daily reminders, streaks, timers |
| Shows when the app is closed | Yes | Yes |
| Needs an internet connection to send | Yes | No |
| Add it in Fastshot | Ask in chat | Ask in chat |
Push Notifications FAQ
Can I add push notifications to my app without coding?
Yes. Build your app with Fastshot and ask for push notifications in the chat. Fastshot adds them to your app, builds it on its own machines and publishes it to the App Store and Google Play. You never open Xcode or Android Studio.
How do I add push notifications to an app?
Describe what should notify the user, ask for push notifications in the chat and Fastshot builds them in. Then build the app, install it on your phone to try the notifications and publish it. Start from the AI app builder.
Do push notifications work on iPhone and Android?
Yes. One Fastshot app delivers push notifications on both iPhone and Android. React Native apps use Expo notifications, and for iOS, Fastshot turns on the Push Notifications capability for your app automatically. See the React Native builder.
Can AI build an app with push notifications?
Yes. Fastshot is an AI app builder for iOS and Android. Describe your app, ask for push notifications in the chat and the AI writes them into a native app. Native Kotlin Android apps post notifications too, and the AI tests them on its copy of the app in the Android emulator. See the Kotlin Android app builder.
How do I test push notifications?
Install a build on your phone. On Android, install the APK from the APK builder. On iPhone, install a test build or a TestFlight build. Then trigger the notification and watch it arrive on your own phone.
Do I need an Apple Developer account for iPhone push notifications?
Yes, to put your app on TestFlight and the App Store you need an Apple Developer account, which is Apple's $99/year program. Fastshot does the signing, the TestFlight upload and the submission with your account. See do you need an Apple Developer account and the online iOS builder.
What can I use push notifications for in my app?
Reminders, order and booking updates, new message alerts, streak and re-engagement messages. Habit and wellness apps, shops, booking apps and chat apps all rely on them. Try it with a habit tracker app.
Can I use push notifications with a backend and user accounts?
Yes. Your Fastshot app can have a Supabase backend with user login, a database and file storage next to its notifications. See how to add a backend to your app.
Build an App with Push Notifications
Describe your app, ask for push notifications in chat and publish to iOS and Android. Start free.