Is an apple developer program membership required for Push notifications for iOS

Question

要将推送通知添加到iOS应用程序，您是否需要拥有一个在iOS会员计划中注册的Apple开发者帐户？

Answer 1

Yes , it is - see the terms here

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In most cases, Xcode is the preferred method to request and install digital certificates for iOS and OS X. However, to request certificates for the Apple Push Notification service, Passbook, Mobile Device Management (MDM), and Safari extensions, you will need to request and download them from the Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles section of Member Center.