UWP App support Windows Notifications for Sideload or Non-Store Apps

Question

We built two packages for the UWP app , one is a sideload and another a windows store package.

Windows store app support windows notification because its used same publisher id which has configured in App store.

But side load app does not receive windows notification due to we changed publisher id in order create align certificate.

Can you help us how to get windows notification for side load app as like windows store app?

Answer 1

Hi @Saravanan Rajaram ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

how to get windows notification for side load app as like windows store app?

According to the document Windows Push Notification Services (WNS)

Before you can send notifications using WNS, your app must be registered with the Store Dashboard. To send a notification, the cloud service must be authenticated through WNS. The first step in this process occurs when you register your app with the Microsoft Store Dashboard. During the registration process, your app is given a Package security identifier (SID) and a secret key. This information is used by your cloud service to authenticate with WNS.

Because your sideload app uses a different Package family name, it is essentially another independent app. And because it can't be registered in the store, it can't use WNS like windows store app.

Thank you.

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