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How would you test push notifications?

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Scenario

Your interview prompt

A mobile app sends push notifications for chat messages, account alerts, promotions, and security events. Users can opt in or out by category, and tapping a notification should deep link to the right screen.

List flows, risks, edge cases, data conditions, UX, security, API/backend, and performance concerns.

Tip: a stronger answer usually mixes happy path, negative cases, state changes, data, backend, UX, accessibility, and risk.

How to structure your answer

Happy pathNegative casesData rulesSecurity/API risksUX/performance