diff --git a/example/ios/Notifications/NotificationService.swift b/example/ios/Notifications/NotificationService.swift
index bb724f71..471d7d59 100644
--- a/example/ios/Notifications/NotificationService.swift
+++ b/example/ios/Notifications/NotificationService.swift
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //
 
 import UserNotifications
+import StreamChatCore
 
 class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
 
@@ -14,11 +15,29 @@ class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
     var bestAttemptContent: UNMutableNotificationContent?
 
     override func didReceive(_ request: UNNotificationRequest, withContentHandler contentHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationContent) -> Void) {
+        print("DID RECEIVE")
+        
         self.contentHandler = contentHandler
         bestAttemptContent = (request.content.mutableCopy() as? UNMutableNotificationContent)
         defer {
             contentHandler(bestAttemptContent ?? request.content)
         }
+        
+        let apiKey = "s2dxdhpxd94g"; 
+        let userId = "user1"
+        let token = "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoidXNlcjEifQ.NGZPyPMx7KSVisJmh4tJhOIv7ZjCaMQpOh4gTINvCaU"
+        
+        let messageId = bestAttemptContent?.userInfo["message_id"] as! String
+        
+        print("REQUEST CONTENT \(messageId)")
+        
+        Client.config = .init(apiKey: apiKey, logOptions: .info)
+        Client.shared.set(user: User(id: userId, name: ""), token: token)
+        Client.shared.message(with: messageId).subscribe {res in
+            print(res)
+            Client.shared.disconnect()
+        }
+
         // Modify the notification content here...
         bestAttemptContent?.title = "[modified] \(bestAttemptContent?.title ?? "<NoContent>")"
     }
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile b/example/ios/Podfile
index b30a428b..d07d830a 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project
-# platform :ios, '9.0'
+platform :ios, '11.0'
 
 # CocoaPods analytics sends network stats synchronously affecting flutter build latency.
 ENV['COCOAPODS_DISABLE_STATS'] = 'true'
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ target 'Runner' do
 
   # Keep pod path relative so it can be checked into Podfile.lock.
   pod 'Flutter', :path => 'Flutter'
+  pod 'StreamChatCore'
 
   # Plugin Pods
 
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 32f5d66d..0babead8 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ PODS:
     - GoogleUtilities/Logger
   - GoogleUtilities/UserDefaults (6.5.2):
     - GoogleUtilities/Logger
+  - GzipSwift (5.0.0)
   - image_picker (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - keyboard_visibility (0.5.0):
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ PODS:
   - PromisesObjC (1.2.8)
   - Protobuf (3.11.4)
   - Reachability (3.2)
+  - ReachabilitySwift (4.3.1)
+  - RxAppState (1.6.0):
+    - RxCocoa (~> 5.0)
+    - RxSwift (~> 5.0)
+  - RxCocoa (5.1.1):
+    - RxRelay (~> 5)
+    - RxSwift (~> 5)
+  - RxRelay (5.1.1):
+    - RxSwift (~> 5)
+  - RxSwift (5.0.1)
   - shared_preferences (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - shared_preferences_macos (0.0.1):
@@ -119,6 +130,13 @@ PODS:
   - sqflite (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
     - FMDB (~> 2.7.2)
+  - Starscream (3.1.1)
+  - StreamChatCore (1.6.1):
+    - GzipSwift (~> 5.0.0)
+    - ReachabilitySwift (~> 4.3.0)
+    - RxAppState (~> 1.6.0)
+    - RxSwift (~> 5.0.0)
+    - Starscream (~> 3.1.0)
   - url_launcher (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - url_launcher_macos (0.0.1):
@@ -148,6 +166,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - shared_preferences_macos (from `.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_macos/ios`)
   - shared_preferences_web (from `.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences_web/ios`)
   - sqflite (from `.symlinks/plugins/sqflite/ios`)
+  - StreamChatCore
   - url_launcher (from `.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher/ios`)
   - url_launcher_macos (from `.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_macos/ios`)
   - url_launcher_web (from `.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher_web/ios`)
@@ -171,10 +190,18 @@ SPEC REPOS:
     - GoogleDataTransport
     - GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport
     - GoogleUtilities
+    - GzipSwift
     - nanopb
     - PromisesObjC
     - Protobuf
     - Reachability
+    - ReachabilitySwift
+    - RxAppState
+    - RxCocoa
+    - RxRelay
+    - RxSwift
+    - Starscream
+    - StreamChatCore
 
 EXTERNAL SOURCES:
   file_picker:
@@ -241,6 +268,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   GoogleDataTransport: a857c6a002d201b524dd4bc2ed7e7355ed07e785
   GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport: 32f75fbe904c82772fcbb6b6bd4525bfb6f2a862
   GoogleUtilities: ad0f3b691c67909d03a3327cc205222ab8f42e0e
+  GzipSwift: 5592f4d62b641e04d06443ba471f8ed76b1363e4
   image_picker: e3eacd46b94694dde7cf2705955cece853aa1a8f
   keyboard_visibility: 96a24de806fe6823c3ad956c01ba2ec6d056616f
   moor_ffi: d66c9470c18e9cb333423bbcb493c105c6c774c6
@@ -250,10 +278,17 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   PromisesObjC: c119f3cd559f50b7ae681fa59dc1acd19173b7e6
   Protobuf: 176220c526ad8bd09ab1fb40a978eac3fef665f7
   Reachability: 33e18b67625424e47b6cde6d202dce689ad7af96
+  ReachabilitySwift: 4032e2f59586e11e3b0ebe15b167abdd587a388b
+  RxAppState: b633d7370970ecb80081912ea08a7bf3eb644b4e
+  RxCocoa: 32065309a38d29b5b0db858819b5bf9ef038b601
+  RxRelay: d77f7d771495f43c556cbc43eebd1bb54d01e8e9
+  RxSwift: e2dc62b366a3adf6a0be44ba9f405efd4c94e0c4
   shared_preferences: 430726339841afefe5142b9c1f50cb6bd7793e01
   shared_preferences_macos: f3f29b71ccbb56bf40c9dd6396c9acf15e214087
   shared_preferences_web: 141cce0c3ed1a1c5bf2a0e44f52d31eeb66e5ea9
   sqflite: 4001a31ff81d210346b500c55b17f4d6c7589dd0
+  Starscream: 4bb2f9942274833f7b4d296a55504dcfc7edb7b0
+  StreamChatCore: f57cbc5bd023f5ab579ed98b9f59e3b7d0b42e99
   url_launcher: a1c0cc845906122c4784c542523d8cacbded5626
   url_launcher_macos: fd7894421cd39320dce5f292fc99ea9270b2a313
   url_launcher_web: e5527357f037c87560776e36436bf2b0288b965c
@@ -261,6 +296,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   video_player_web: da8cadb8274ed4f8dbee8d7171b420dedd437ce7
   wakelock: 0d4a70faf8950410735e3f61fb15d517c8a6efc4
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 1b66dae606f75376c5f2135a8290850eeb09ae83
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: d834edc7a7591fcbf5e5250663b679410c448672
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.8.4
diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index 4e5f92a2..191dec25 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import 'package:stream_chat_flutter/stream_chat_flutter.dart';
 Future<void> _handleBackgroundNotification(
   Map<String, dynamic> notification,
 ) async {
-  final notificationData = await NotificationService.storeMessage(notification);
+  final notificationData =
+      await NotificationService.getAndStoreMessage(notification);
 
   final androidPlatformChannelSpecifics = AndroidNotificationDetails(
     'Message notifications',
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 62b0652b..a38fde74 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ dependencies:
   url_launcher: ^5.4.2
   video_player: ^0.10.8+1
   chewie: ^0.9.10
-  file_picker: ^1.5.0+2
-  image_picker: ^0.6.3+4
+  file_picker: ^1.5.1
+  image_picker: ^0.6.4
   keyboard_visibility: ^0.5.6
   stream_chat:
     path: ../stream_chat_dart