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What is the difference between Chrome Notifications API and the Push Notification API when developing Web notifications. When each one should be used and how are they different?
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The main difference between push notification and notification is that the latter are created internally from an application on the device that wants to show user some information, a reminder, some news or updates, and so on.
The Push API allows a web application to communicate with a user agent asynchronously. This allows an application server to provide the user agent with time-sensitive information whenever that information becomes known, rather than waiting for a user to open the web application.
Web push notifications are small message alerts that are displayed on a visitor's desktop, tablet, or mobile device when they have their web browser open.
so is the difference is that notification API does not allow user interaction where Push APi allows users to click and interact with the pushed messgae? – jasan Aug 2 '16 at 17:28 7
PUSH APIThe Push API gives web applications the ability to receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded, on a user agent. This lets developers deliver asynchronous notifications and updates to users that opt in, resulting in better engagement with timely new content.
Pull notifications are requested directly by the client while push notifications come from a server. The Push API sends a push message from a web application using a push service in the form of a display notification to the end user.
NOTIFICATION APIThe Notifications API lets a web page or app send notifications that are displayed outside the page at the system level; this lets web apps send information to a user even if the application is idle or in the background. This article looks at the basics of using this API in your own apps.
NOTIFICATION API The Notifications API lets a web page or app send notifications that are displayed outside the page at the system level; this lets web apps send information to a user even if the application is idle or in the background. This article looks at the basics of using this API in your own apps.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Notifications_API/Using_the_Notifications_API
PUSH API The Push API gives web applications the ability to receive messages pushed to them from a server, whether or not the web app is in the foreground, or even currently loaded, on a user agent. This lets developers deliver asynchronous notifications and updates to users that opt in, resulting in better engagement with timely new content. https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Push_API
Check these links for more info: https://www.w3.org/TR/push-api/ https://www.w3.org/TR/notifications/
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It can be confusing, but if I get this right, looking for a clear answer myself, it is like this:
Notifications API = used to send notifications when the user IS ON your site/app, even when idle or in the background.
Push API = used to send notifications when the user IS NOT ON your site/app at the moment.
NOTE: For Safari on macOS Apple has it's own push notification API: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/NotificationProgrammingGuideForWebsites/Introduction/Introduction.html
Safari on iOS still doesn't support any of the two APIs (Feb 2021).
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