Using Azure Notification Hubs with WPF

Yuli Aria Winata 0

Hello, I have a .NET 8, C# WPF application and would like to use Azure Notification Hub. My application should be able to run on Windows 10 or above. I've searched for resources, but all the tutorials I've found use Windows SDK/UWP/Win UI. Can I use Windows SDK with WPF? If not, is it possible to bundle unpackage Windows SDK/UWP/Win UI in a WPF application without linking it to Windows Store? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Best regards, Yuli

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Deepanshukatara-6769 9,510 Reputation points

2024-02-19T07:59:57.0566667+00:00

Hi , Regarding bundling Windows SDK/UWP/Win UI with a WPF application, it's generally not recommended because these frameworks are designed for specific platforms (UWP/Win UI for modern Windows apps) and might introduce unnecessary dependencies and complexities to your WPF application. It's better to stick with the .NET SDK for Azure Notification Hub or directly use HTTP requests as mentioned above. Please find some below links for more info https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/notification-hubs/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/overview/azure/notification-hubs?view=azure-dotnet https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/notification-hubs/notification-hubs-aspnet-backend-windows-dotnet-wns-secure-push-notification Please accept my answer , if it helps , Thankyou!
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Yuli Aria Winata 0 Reputation points

2024-02-19T11:17:04.9733333+00:00

HI Deepanshu katara, Thank you for the answer. If for example, I created a small app that runs in the background only to handle notification, and ship it with my application without using Windows Store, would that be possible? Thank you.

Yuli Aria Winata 0 Reputation points

2024-02-19T11:20:22.61+00:00

For your information, I followed this tutorial: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/notification-hubs/notification-hubs-windows-store-dotnet-get-started-wns-push-notification, but since It needs Microsoft Store, I modify the code so for the channel URI, I use the windows SDK ones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/notifications/push-notifications/push-quickstart. It is not working though.

Deepanshukatara-6769 9,510 Reputation points

2024-02-19T11:24:18.4233333+00:00

If you ship a separate application along with your legacy application to handle notifications, without using the Microsoft Store, it's crucial to ensure that the notifications can still reach your legacy application. there are multiple way to do achieve this

Yuli Aria Winata 0 Reputation points

2024-02-21T03:57:27.3766667+00:00

Hi Deepanshu Katara, You said that there are multiple ways to achieve it. Would you please elaborate (Some links would be appreciated)? I have two ideas. The first one is using Windows SDK. I'm at the point where I can register my Windows Device, and then the other device/server gets the registered devices and sends the notification. It works, but I cannot use the Notification Hub REST API to send my message. Another Idea is using UWP. However, I'm at the point where I cannot side-load the application (It says the certificate is not trusted).

Grmacjon-MSFT 18,046 Reputation points

2024-03-27T14:11:12.27+00:00

when you say " I cannot use the Notification Hub REST API to send my message" do you mean its not working or you are able to set it up?
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