---
title: "Step 5: Configure the app for push notifications"
description: In this step, you configure your application projects to use either Firebase Cloud Messaging or the Apple Push Notification service.
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/sdks/latest/authenticator-module/use-cases/push_notifications/05_configure_app_for_push.html
revdate: Tue, 8 Nov 2022 16:17:48 +0000
section_ids:
  enabling_push_notification_support_in_an_android_app: Enabling push notification support in an Android app
  enabling_push_notification_support_to_an_ios_app: Enabling push notification support to an iOS app
---

# Step 5: Configure the app for push notifications

In this step, you configure your application projects to use either Firebase Cloud Messaging or the Apple Push Notification service.

## Enabling push notification support in an Android app

1. In Android Studio, open your authenticator app project and switch to the Project view.

2. Copy the `google-services.json` file that you [downloaded from the Firebase console](01_configure_push_for_android.html#create_firebase_key) into the app-level root directory of your authenticator app:

   ![anrdoid studio google services json en](../../../_images/anrdoid-studio-google-services-json-en.png)Figure 1. Adding the `google-services.json` to the app root in Android Studio.

3. To make the file available to the app, add the Google services Gradle plugin (`com.google.gms.google-services`) as a dependency to your project.

   1. In your ***root-level*** Gradle file:

      * Kotlin

      * Groovy

      `build.gradle.kts`

      ```kotlin
      plugins {
        id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
        id("org.sonatype.gradle.plugins.scan") version "2.4.0"
        id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version "1.9.10"
        id("com.android.application") version "8.3.2" apply false
        id("com.android.library") version "8.3.2" apply false
        id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android") version "1.9.22" apply false
        // ...

        // Add the dependency for the Google services Gradle plugin
        id("com.google.gms.google-services") version "4.4.2" apply false
      }
      ```

      `build.gradle`

      ```groovy
      plugins {
        id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '1.1.0'
        id 'org.sonatype.gradle.plugins.scan' version '2.4.0'
        id 'org.jetbrains.dokka' version '1.9.10'
        id 'com.android.application' version '8.3.2' apply false
        id 'com.android.library' version '8.3.2' apply false
        id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.9.22' apply false
        // ...

        // Add the dependency for the Google services Gradle plugin
        id 'com.google.gms.google-services' version '4.4.2' apply false
      }
      ```

   2. In your ***app-level*** Gradle file:

      * Kotlin

      * Groovy

      `build.gradle.kts`

      ```kotlin
      plugins {
        id("com.android.library")
        id("com.adarshr.test-logger")
        id("maven-publish")
        id("signing")
        id("kotlin-android")
        // ...

        // Add the Google services Gradle plugin
        id("com.google.gms.google-services")
      }
      ```

      `build.gradle`

      ```groovy
      plugins {
        id 'com.android.library'
        id 'com.adarshr.test-logger'
        id 'maven-publish'
        id 'signing'
        id 'kotlin-android'
        // ...

        // Add the Google services Gradle plugin
        id 'com.google.gms.google-services'
      }
      ```

4. Switch to the Android view in Android Studio, and add the following code to the authenticator application manifest file.

   Insert the code inside the `<application>` tag.

   `AndroidManifest.xml`

   ```xml
   <service
       android:name=".controller.FcmService"
       android:exported="false">
       <intent-filter>
           <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
       </intent-filter>
   </service>
   ```

## Enabling push notification support to an iOS app

1. In Xcode, open your authenticator app project.

2. In the left menu, select the project root folder.

3. In the project pane, under Targets, click your application, then click the Signing & Capabilities tab.

4. Confirm that the application has the Push Notifications capability:

   ![xcode push capability en](../../../_images/xcode-push-capability-en.png)Figure 2. Checking for the Push Notifications capability in Xcode.

5. With an admin account, log in to the [Apple Developer console](https://developer.apple.com/account).

6. Navigate to **Program resources** > **Certificates, IDs & Profiles** > **Identifiers**.

7. Click the name of the application to which you are adding push notification support.

8. On the Capabilities tab, ensure Push Notifications is selected.