Introduction
This is the early release documentation for the Vibes Push Notifications SDK. It provides an initial overview of the Vibes Push Notifications SDK for Apple iOS and Android, and is meant for developers who want to have their systems interact with Vibes push notification technology.
Vibes offers this Push Notifications SDK to let you send push messages to consumers, track your App interactions with notifications, and allow mobile applications to register themselves to receive push messages from Vibes Mobile Engagement Platform.
Requirements for Apple
The following are the minimum Apple iOS and Xcode versions that are required for the Apple iOS push SDK.
- iOS 9.0+
- Xcode 8.0+
Requirements for Android
The following is the minimum Android version that is required for the Vibes Push Notifications Android SDK.
- Jelly Bean 4.1+
Prerequisites to Install the Vibes Push Notifications iOS SDK
You can use one of the following prerequisites to install the Vibes Push Notifications iOS SDK.
- Cocoapads: You can use CocoaPods, which is a dependency manager for Cocoa projects, to install the Vibes Push Notifications iOS SDK.
- Manual install. If you prefer not to use any of the dependency managers, you can manually integrate Vibes Push into your project.
Prerequisites to Install the Vibes Push Notifications Android SDK
- Android Studio: Once you open Android Studio, it should handle downloading and syncing any of the Android SDK components it needs.
- Ruby
Environment
You will use test accounts within a production environment to test your SDK.
Program Language for Apple iOS
You can build your iOS Apps in Swift.
Program Language for Google Android
You can build your Android Apps in Java or Kotlin.