Customer Engagement Blog

How Apple Push Certificates Work and Why Their Notification Service Matters

Apple requires the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) certificate to be renewed every year. Learn all about push notifications and how to configure them.

News

The State of Notification Support Across Popular Devices in 2022

Push notifications are no longer limited to just mobile applications and websites. Learn how notifications are leveraged in cars, TVs, wearables, game consoles, e-readers, and more.

Best Practices

7 Real-World Push Notification Examples to Drive Reengagement

How should you message lapsed users to get them to reengage? Stack the odds in your favor by sending users the most compelling and strategic push notification content. Take a look at these 7 types of notifications that work for reengagement.

Best Practices

5 Top Notification Use Cases for Travel & Hospitality

Real-time communication is a must-have for travel and hospitality apps. Here's how you can use SMS and push to optimize your app experience.

Messaging Strategy

What is a push notifications service and how does it work?

Before you can send push notifications to your users, you must configure your app with a push notification service.

Best Practices

10 Effective Push Notification Examples and Why They Work

Take a look at these 10 unique push notification examples and what they do well.

Development

Our Angular NPM Package is Now Available (Beta)

We are pleased to announce the release of our Angular OneSignal SDK package as a beta so it's even easier to leverage push notifications to your Angular app.

Best Practices

Why Email Still Matters for Mobile Apps

Mobile apps shouldn't overlook email. Here's why your mobile company still needs this channel despite what you may have heard..

Features & Updates

Achieve More Control and Flexibility with Full HTML Support for Email

With our new HTML editor, you can now more easily and flexibly manage your emails.

Development

How to Add Push Notifications to a Vue App

Learn how to add push notifications to a Vue app for free using the OneSignal-Vue plugin.

News

G2 Winter 2022 Grid® Reports Name OneSignal Top Push Provider

As the year comes to a close, we’re delighted to announce OneSignal has been named the leading Small Business Push Provider in the G2 Winter Grid® Reports.

Development

How To Add Android Push Notifications to a React Native Expo App

Learn how to add android push notifications to your React Native Expo app for free by integrating with OneSignal.

Company Culture

How We Structure Design Team Meetings at OneSignal

Team meetings are important. They foster collaboration, feedback, and communication. They jumpstart project kickoffs, help team members get to know each other and lay the groundwork for a positive company culture

Best Practices

Why Real-Time Alerts are Essential for Investment Apps

As more Americans have hopped onto trading and investment apps, expectations for seamless and real-time stock communications are at an all-time high.

News

Thank you & Happy Holidays from OneSignal!

As we close out an eventful and challenging 2021, we’re amazed and humbled by the growing OneSignal community. Over 1.4 million of you now trust OneSignal to power your customer communications and we don’t take that lightly.

Development

OneSignal is not Impacted by the Log4j Security Threat

We've looked into the Log4j threat and confirmed that OneSignal is not vulnerable.

Messaging Strategy

6 Consumer and Customer Experience Trends to Watch for in 2022

2021 has been a year of sweeping changes to the app and digital marketing ecosystem, affecting companies across the board. Here are some key trends to look for in 2022.

Best Practices

How to Map Your Omnichannel Customer Journey

Omnichannel customer journey mapping helps you message your customers and meet their needs across every touchpoint with your brand.

Features & Updates

2021 Top Product Updates and Releases

Here's a roundup of the top product updates and releases we've made in 2021!

Development

Xamarin SDK Beta Now Available

Xamarin 4.0.0 Beta 1 is now available. Download it today and tell us what you think.

Engineering

Unity SDK Beta Now Available

Download Unity SDK v3.0.0 Beta 2 The Unity SDK streamlines adding notification and in-app messaging capabilities to your games. Download the beta today to get access to the latest features and

6 Valuable Segmentation Criteria to Target Your App Messaging

Learn why and how you can start segmenting your app audience to deliver the most effective messaging.

Messaging Strategy

Statistical Insights from 90 Billion Notifications

How do segmentation, A/B testing, rich media, and other factors impact push notification performance? Check out engagement statistics from 90 billion push notifications.

Best Practices

How to Protect Customer Satisfaction Amidst 2021 Holiday Shipping Delays

How can you protect customer satisfaction amid the 2021 holiday shipping delays? Communicate shipping delays and deadlines early, message customers across their journey, and use channels such as mobile push, web push, SMS to keep buyers in the loop from pre to post-purchase to delivery.

Development

How to Send Event-Based Notifications with Next.js + Segment + OneSignal

Learn how to send an automated onboarding email when a new user signs up for your Next.js app using OneSignal and Segment.