Message Center

Message Center provides an inbox for rich, HTML-based messages that users can view at their convenience. By default, when your app receives a push notification with a Message Center action, the Message Center automatically displays.

You can also display the Message Center manually by calling a simple method, making it easy to add a Message Center button to your app’s navigation.

Message Center inboxes are associated with channel IDs. Each device has a unique channel ID that persists across app launches, allowing users to access their message history.

Display the Message Center

Display the Message Center with a single method call:

Airship.Instance.DisplayMessageCenter();

Override Default Display Behavior

To use a custom Message Center implementation instead of the default UI, set an event handler:

Airship.Instance.OnMessageCenterDisplay += OnMessageCenterDisplay;

static void OnMessageCenterDisplay(object sender, MessageCenterEventArgs e)
{
    // Navigate to your custom Message Center UI
    // e.MessageId is optional - null means show the full message list
}

Fetch Messages

Retrieve messages from the inbox:

var messages = Airship.Instance.InboxMessages;

Listen for Message Updates

Subscribe to message updates using events:

Airship.Instance.InboxMessages(messages =>
{
    // Handle messages
});

Listen for Unread Count Changes

Subscribe to unread count updates:

var unreadCount = Airship.Instance.UnreadCount;
// Update badge or UI

Refresh Messages

Manually refresh the message list from the server:

Airship.Instance.FetchInboxMessages(success =>
{
   // Handle result
});

Mark Messages as Read

Mark one or more messages as read:

Airship.Instance.MarkMessageRead("message-id");

Delete Messages

Delete one or more messages:

Airship.Instance.DeleteMessage("message-id");