React Native / Expo: Push notifications for standalone Apps

Question

I can't find the answer to this question anywhere in the documentation.

• Can I send push notifications to standalone (not detached) apps using the exponentPushToken[xxxxx] token? Maybe using expo's push service URL (https://exp.host/--/api/v2/push/send)?

• or, for standalone apps, the only way to do it is using the "real" device token?

Note: I'm not detaching the App.

Answer 1

I was able to answer this question by generating standalone iOS app from the command line running:

exp build:ios

Then installed the IPA file on my iOS device using TestFlight, sent a push notification to the "exponentPushToken[xxxxx]" of my physical device through the Expo service: https://exp.host/--/api/v2/push/send and the notification arrived perfectly.