iOS Push Notification Custom Alert

Question

I am trying to enable push notifications in my iOS app. I wanted to create a custom alert to ask the user if they want to enable the notifications. Does apple allow this/possible to implement?

Thanks

Answer 1

When you incorporate push notifications into the app - it automatically asks the user if they want to allow push notifications. There is no need for you to create your own custom alert.

Answer 2

When you register for notifications, a popup will appear asking the user for permission (unless he/she already gave permission before):

The first time you call the registerUserNotificationSettings: method, iOS presents a dialog that asks the user for permission to present the types of notifications the app registered.

You cannot use a custom alert, like for instance when you ask for permission to use the user's location, or his/her contacts. This question has a nice link where you can find which permission alerts you can customize.