Apple Push Notification Service doesn't works

Question

I have used Apple Push Notification in my apps and it works fine in Adhoc Distribution. I have submitted my apps into the AppStore, But push notification is not working for my apps and received message like "Apple rejected your device tokens". I have used separate .p12 files for development and production builds and uploaded in the Urban Airship.

Note:

But i have used the same application key and application master key for development and production. So that it didn't works for the push notification. If i create a separate keys for distribution and have to use those keys for my distribution builds. So that it will solve the problem. When a creating a application keys in urban airship, then i get the three keys like Application Key, Application Secret and Application Master secret. I have used the application key and Master key in my apps. Is this correct? So please guide me.

Thanks

Regards,
Pugal

Answer 1

You need to have:

1. In Apple's iOS Provisioning Portal
   • App ID's
     • Generate a Development Push SSL Certificate
     • Generate a Production Push SSL Certificate
2. In Urban Airship Application editor
   • Create an application for development
     • Use the Apps Development Push SSL Certificate in the Apple push certificate entry
     • Copy off the Application Key (development)
     • Copy off the Application Secret (development)
   • Create an application for production
     • Use the Apps Production Push SSL Certificate in the Apple push certificate entry
     • Copy off the Application Key (production)
     • Copy off the Application Secret (production)
3. Set up Xcode's Code Signing to use the Certificates

4. I use the following code to set the Urban Airship Keys at compile time based on macros:

   - (void)urbanAirshipTakeoffWithLaunchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
   
   // Init Airship launch options
   NSMutableDictionary *takeOffOptions = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
   [takeOffOptions setValue:launchOptions forKey:UAirshipTakeOffOptionsLaunchOptionsKey];
   
   // Build the Urban Airship TakeOffOptions
   // Create Airship singleton that's used to talk to Urban Airship servers.
   NSMutableDictionary *airshipConfigOptions = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
   
   //Set up the Push keys
   NSLog(@"Appdelegate_Pad:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions - TARGET_1");
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"xxx" forKey:@"DEVELOPMENT_APP_KEY"];
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"xxx" forKey:@"DEVELOPMENT_APP_SECRET"];
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"xxx" forKey:@"PRODUCTION_APP_KEY"];
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"xxx" forKey:@"PRODUCTION_APP_SECRET"];
   
   // If CONFIGURATION_Debug is defined, then use the development servers, else use the production servers
   #ifdef CONFIGURATION_Debug
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"NO" forKey:@"APP_STORE_OR_AD_HOC_BUILD"];
   NSLog(@"Using Development Servers at Urban Airship");
   #else
   [airshipConfigOptions setValue:@"YES" forKey:@"APP_STORE_OR_AD_HOC_BUILD"];
   NSLog(@"Using Production Servers at Urban Airship");
   #endif
   
   // Set and start Urban Airship
   [takeOffOptions setValue:airshipConfigOptions forKey:UAirshipTakeOffOptionsAirshipConfigKey];
   [UAirship takeOff:takeOffOptions];
   
   // Register for push notifications
   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge |
                                                                          UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound |
                                                                          UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
   

   }

One of the best things about this set up is that I can send my beta testers push messages that my production users can not see (i.e.: New beta on TestFlight!).