Google Chrome Push Notifications not working if the browser is closed?

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Rajat Sharma picture Rajat Sharma · Aug 19, 2016 · Viewed 22.7k times · Source

It is written here that the push notifications will work even if the browser is closed, but I tested it and it is not the case. I receive push-notifications only if the browser is open (doesnt matter if the particular webpage is open or not).

I tested this on chrome for Desktop & chrome for Android (after updating to latest version).

my question is :- For push notifications to work should the browser be open?

Note:- I used this for testing.

Answer

dontcallmedom picture dontcallmedom · Aug 19, 2016

According to Can I Use, Chrome and Firefox desktop browsers require the browser to be running for receiving push notifications; mobile browsers typically don't.

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