iOS Conversation: Unread Count

Total unread messages

To get the user's total unread message count, the following makes an API call to sync messages with server to get the latest count.

BrandMessengerManager.getTotalUnreadCount { count, error in
}

[BrandMessengerManager getTotalUnreadCountWithComplete:^(NSUInteger count, NSError * _Nullable error) {
}];

Real-time update of count

To update the unread message count in real-time for any incoming messages, see this example notification with the name: BRAND_MESSENGER_UNREAD_COUNT

NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(onUnreadCount(obj:)), name: NSNotification.Name("BRAND_MESSENGER_UNREAD_COUNT"), object: nil)

To remove the observer of new notifications, you can add the following in -(void)viewWillDisappear:

NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self, name: NSNotification.Name("BRAND_MESSENGER_UNREAD_COUNT"), object: nil)

Show badge count

To show the badge count on the Application icon, set the UnreadCountType to 1.

[KBMUserDefaultsHandler setUnreadCountType:1];

KBMUserDefaultsHandler.setUnreadCountType(1)