Push Notifications in 2026: Expo, APNs and FCM Basics

🔔 Download Quick Push Tool: https://apple.co/4tvT4wF React Native Course (free lesson with source code): https://codewithbeto.dev/rnCourse/exp... Learn how to debug push notifications in React Native step by step - from Expo tokens and receipts to testing directly with APNs and Firebase Cloud Messaging. I'll show you how the entire notification pipeline works, where things can break, and how to use Quick Push to test on iOS, Android, and even Live Activities without touching your server. 📬 Newsletter: https://cwb.sh/newsletter?r=yt 💬 Join the Discord community: https://cwb.sh/discord For other ways to support my work, please consider: Become a Code with Beto channel member: https://cwb.sh/join GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/betomoedano 🐦 Follow Beto on X: https://x.com/betomoedano 💼 LinkedIn:   / betomoedano   💻 GitHub: https://github.com/betomoedano 📸 Instagram:   / codewithbeto   🎵 TikTok:   / codewithbeto   🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@codewithbeto 🦋 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/codewithbeto... ⌚️ Timestamps ⌚️ 00:00 Intro 01:19 How Push Notifications Work 02:54 Sending Notifications Through Expo 04:01 Understanding Expo Receipts 05:10 Debugging Strategy (Step by Step) 05:27 Demo: Quick Push on iOS 08:08 Demo: Quick Push on Android 09:52 When Expo Succeeds But Notification Fails 10:09 Sending Directly to APNs (Native iOS) 12:54 Sending Directly to FCM (Native Android) 14:37 Updating Live Activities 17:04 Key Takeaways #ReactNative #Expo #PushNotifications