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title: Upcoming Apple push notification service certificate change
authors: Vojtech Novak
published: December 12, 2024
categories: Product
tags: push notifications
---

Apple has announced an upcoming change to their Apple Push Notification service (APNs) server certificates. We want to assure [Expo Push Service](https://docs.expo.dev/push-notifications/sending-notifications/) users that Expo Push Service is already compatible with the change, and **no action is required on your part**. 

## What's changing? 

Apple is updating their APNs server certificates with the following timeline: 

- Sandbox environment: January 20, 2025 
- Production environment: February 24, 2025   


The change involves updating to include a new trusted server certificate [SHA-2 Root: USERTrust RSA Certification Authority certificate](https://www.sectigo.com/knowledge-base/detail/Sectigo-Intermediate-Certificates/kA01N000000rfBO).

## What this means for Expo push service users 

The bottom line: **You don't need to do anything**. 

Expo's trust store already includes the new root certificate and our Push Service is prepared for the transition. 



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