What is Azure Notification Hub?

In this article we will cover the following areas:

• What is Azure Notification Hub?
• How does Azure Notification Hub work?
• Why use Azure Notification Hub?
• Resources.

What is Azure Notification Hub?

Azure Notification Hub is a service provided by Azure which is easy to use and scaled out push engine that enables the user to send a notification to any platform. It works great for both enterprise and consumer scenarios.

How does Azure Notification Hub Work?

At a high-level view the Azure push works as follows:

• It contacts first the PNS for the target platform and requests a unique temporary push handle. 
• The client application stores this handle in the application backend or provider.
• The application backend then contacts the PNS using the handle to a target-specific client application.
• The PNS forwards the notification to the device specified by the handle.

Why use Azure Notification Hub?

• It facilitates cross backends
• It provides cross-platform connectivity
• Great set of Delivery patterns
• Scalability
• Security
• Rich Telemetry

Resources:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/notification-hubs/notification-hubs-android-push-notification-google-fcm-get-started

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/apps/hh779725(v=win.10)

https://developer.apple.com/notifications/

https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html