---
title: registerForRemoteNotifications()
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: uikit/uiapplication/registerforremotenotifications()
---

# registerForRemoteNotifications()

Registers to receive remote notifications through Apple Push Notification service.

## Declaration

```swift
func registerForRemoteNotifications()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Call this method to initiate the registration process with Apple Push Notification service. If registration succeeds, the app calls your app delegate object’s  application(_:didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:) method and passes it a device token. You should pass this token along to the server you use to generate remote notifications for the device. If registration fails, the app calls its app delegate’s application(_:didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:) method instead. If you want your app’s remote notifications to display alerts, play sounds, or perform other user-facing actions, you must request authorization to do so using the requestAuthorization(options:completionHandler:) method of UNUserNotificationCenter. If you do not request and receive authorization for your app’s interactions, the system delivers all remote notifications to your app silently.

## See Also

### Registering for remote notifications

- [unregisterForRemoteNotifications()](uikit/uiapplication/unregisterforremotenotifications().md)
- [isRegisteredForRemoteNotifications](uikit/uiapplication/isregisteredforremotenotifications.md)