Fire Base uses GCM for messaging. Based on the following links
- GCM size limit = 2KB ( here )
- From the size limit of the documentation for FIrebase = 4KB ( here )
In any case, if we are considering a payload size of 2 KB. It will have about 2000 characters.
Remember to keep the message size as low as possible.
UPDATE
The console will allow a maximum of 1024 characters
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