--- title: How to Add Rich Push Notifications in Expo (iOS Images) description: A tutorial on implementing rich push notifications with image support on iOS using Expo. Since Android supports images out of the box, the focus is on adding a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-add-rich-push-notifications-in-expo-ios-images--7cdwywhys twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to Add Rich Push Notifications in Expo (iOS Images) | daily.dev og:description: A tutorial on implementing rich push notifications with image support on iOS using Expo. 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The process involves running `npx create-target`, selecting the notification service target, replacing the generated Swift file with one from a reference pull request, running `expo prebuild`, and signing the extension in Xcode. Also covers updating the Expo Server SDK to support the `richContentImage` field when sending notifications from a Node server. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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