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 ## Usage
 
 **DO NOT USE `.configure()` INSIDE A COMPONENT, EVEN `App`**
+> If you do, notification handlers will not fire, because they are not loaded. Instead, use `.configure()` in the app's first file, usually `index.js`.
+
 
 ```javascript
 import PushNotificationIOS from "@react-native-community/push-notification-ios";