Android Push Configuration

Basic setup

Follow the basic setup outlined in this section to enable push notifications on an Android device using MoEngage.

• FCM Setup on MoEngage Dashboard - FCM Authentication is the method to enable sending push notifications to your app installed on Android devices. Use the methods mentioned in this article to authenticate MoEngage to access Firebase services.
• Adding metadata for push notification - Set the small icon and large icon drawable and other options to handle push notifications using the methods available in this article.
• Android Notification Runtime Permissions - When the application is running on Android 13 to show notifications to the user, applications would need to request the user for notification permission. Refer to the methods available in this article to handle permission requests.
• Push Registration and Receiving - To use Push Notification in your Flutter application, you need to configure Firebase. Depending on your requirements, refer to one of the below methods to enable Push Registration and Receiving.

Let MoEngage handle Push(Recommended)

Add messaging service

Starting from version 10.4.0, the SDK automatically adds the Firebase service declaration to AndroidManifest.xml. The file  MoEFireBaseMessagingService is declared with low priority (android:priority=“-1”) in AndroidManifest.xml. file to prevent conflicts.

Integration Scenario	System Behavior	Action Required
MoEngage Only	The SDK automatically handles push payloads and token updates using the built-in service.	Update & Build: Ensure you are on the latest SDK version and run flutter clean before building. No manifest changes are needed.
Multiple Push Providers	The Android system prioritizes your messaging service over the MoEFireBaseMessagingService.	Pass Data Manually: In your custom FirebaseMessagingService, intercept the payload and token. Pass them to the MoEngage SDK APIs if the data originates from the MoEngage platform.

For versions below 10.4.0, You must add the MoEFireBaseMessagingService  to the AndroidManifest.xml file for MoEngage SDK to show the notifications. Refer here.

Callback on token registration(optional)
To get an optional callback whenever a new token is registered or the token is refreshed, refer to the method here.

Notification Clicked Callback
To receive a callback whenever a push is clicked and for custom handling redirection, use the method in this article.

You handle Push via Android Native

How to opt out of MoEngage Registration?
The MoEngage SDK attempts to register for a push token; since your application handles push, you need to opt out of SDK’s token registration using the method in this article.

Pass the Push Token To MoEngage SDK - After receiving the push token from FCM, use the method in this article to pass the Push Token to the MoEngage SDK to set it in the MoEngage platform.

Passing the Push payload to the MoEngage SDK - After receiving the push payload on the app, use the method in this article to send out push notifications to the device.

You handle Push via Flutter (Not Recommended)

We recommend you use the Android native APIs to pass the push payload to the MoEngage SDK instead of the Flutter/Dart APIs. Flutter Engine might not get initialized if the application is in the killed state, which will lead to poor push reachability or delivery.

• Pass the Push Token To MoEngage SDK
• Pass the Push payload to the MoEngage SDK
• Callbacks and customizations

Notification Clicked Callback - MoEngage’s Flutter plugin optionally provides a callback on push clicks with the method in this article.

Flutter APIs for Push

You can skip this section completely if you let MoEngage handle push token registration and display or use Android Native methods to pass tokens and payload to MoEngage SDKs. 

Read on if you want to use Flutter APIs of MoEngage SDK to pass tokens and payload to MoEngage SDKs.

We recommend you use the Android native APIs to pass the push payload to the MoEngage SDK instead of the Flutter/Dart APIs. Flutter Engine might not get initialized if the application is in the killed state, which will lead to poor push reachability or delivery.

Passing Push Token

Dart

import 'package:moengage_flutter/moengage_flutter.dart';
final MoEngageFlutter _moengagePlugin = MoEngageFlutter(YOUR_APP_ID);
_moengagePlugin.initialise();
_moengagePlugin.passFCMPushToken();

Customizing Push notification

If required the application can customize the behavior of notifications by using Native Android code (Java/Kotlin). To learn more about the customization refer to the Advanced Push Configuration documentation.Instead of extending PushMessageListener as mentioned in the above document extend PluginPushCallback.

Refer to the below documentation for Push Amp+, Push Templates, and Geofence.

• Push Amplification
• Push Amp Plus
• Push Templates
• GeoFence Push