How to set up push notifications in MT4 Mobile (Android and iPhone)

This post will provide step-by-step instructions for setting up push notifications in MT4 mobile for Android and iPhone.  MetaTrader 4 mobile from MetaQuotes has an extremely useful feature called “Push Notifications.”  These are set up from the MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal in the “Alerts” section and used to send messages to the Android or iPhone user much like an SMS / text message.  This post will explain how to set up push notifications for your Android device, but the steps are almost identical for iOS.

What’s required?
- MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal build 427 or later (check your version from Help > About)
- MetaTrader 4 Mobile build 427 or later (check your version from Menu > About)

Step 1: Find your “MetaQuotes ID”The MetaQuotes ID is a unique code assigned to your device.  On your mobile device, download and open MetaTrader 4 mobile.  Go to the settings menu.  Scroll down to the “Messages” header.  You will see “MetaQuotes ID” and an 8-character code.  This is your unique ID that you will pair with your client terminal.

Step 2: Enter your MetaQuotes ID in the client terminal settingsOpen the MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal.  Click Tools > Options for the options menu.  Click on the “Notifications” tab.  Check the box “Enable Push Notifications.”  Enter your MetaQuotes ID in the text box.

Step 3: Test your connectionAfter you enter your MetaQuotes ID, click “Test.”  This will generate a test message to your mobile device.  It will prompt you to check your journal.  You can look in the “Journal” tab of the terminal window to confirm the notification was sent.  If set up properly, you will receive a notification in your status bar and in the “Messages” area of MT4 Mobile.

Step 4: Set up a notificationNotifications are set up in the same way other “Alerts” are set up with MT4.  From the terminal window, go to the “Alerts” tab.  Right click in the white area, and click “Create.”

- Check the “Enable” box
- Action: Set to “Notification”
- Symbol: Choose a symbol (e.g. EURUSD)
- Condition: Choose the reason to receive the message (e.g. Ask >)
- Value: Enter a quote or time value (e.g. 1.25965)
- Source: Enter your desired notification message (e.g. “EURUSD has hit a price above 1.25965″)
- Timeout: This is an irrelevant field for these types of notifications.

Click “Test.”  The notification text should immediately be sent to your mobile device.
Click OK to enable this notification rule.  It will send a notification only once.

NOTES: Your client terminal may be called something different than “MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal” depending on your broker.  Additionally, if the “Notifications” tab is not available, you have not updated your client terminal to the latest build.  You must download the latest version of the terminal from your broker’s website.