diff --git a/src/core/pushnotifications/providers/pushnotifications.ts b/src/core/pushnotifications/providers/pushnotifications.ts
index 28bbc77f8..de508f430 100644
--- a/src/core/pushnotifications/providers/pushnotifications.ts
+++ b/src/core/pushnotifications/providers/pushnotifications.ts
@@ -318,13 +318,14 @@ export class CorePushNotificationsProvider {
                 // If the app is in foreground when the notification is received, it's not shown. Let's show it ourselves.
                 if (this.localNotificationsProvider.isAvailable()) {
                     const localNotif: ILocalNotification = {
-                            id: 1,
+                            id: data.notId || 1,
                             data: data,
                             title: '',
                             text: '',
                             channel: 'PushPluginChannel'
                         },
-                        promises = [];
+                        promises = [],
+                        extraFeatures = this.utils.isTrueOrOne(data.extrafeatures);
 
                     // Apply formatText to title and message.
                     promises.push(this.textUtils.formatText(notification.title, true, true).then((formattedTitle) => {
@@ -333,21 +334,33 @@ export class CorePushNotificationsProvider {
                         localNotif.title = notification.title;
                     }));
 
-                    promises.push(this.textUtils.formatText(notification.message, true, true).then((formattedMessage) => {
-                        localNotif.text = formattedMessage;
-                    }).catch(() => {
-                        localNotif.text = notification.message;
+                    promises.push(this.textUtils.formatText(notification.message, true, true).catch(() => {
+                        // Error formatting, use the original message.
+                        return notification.message;
+                    }).then((formattedMessage) => {
+                        if (extraFeatures && this.utils.isFalseOrZero(data.notif)) {
+                            // It's a message, use messaging style. Ionic Native doesn't specify this option.
+                            (<any> localNotif).text = [
+                                {
+                                    message: formattedMessage,
+                                    person: data.conversationtype == 2 ? data.userfromfullname : ''
+                                }
+                            ];
+                        } else {
+                            localNotif.text = formattedMessage;
+                        }
                     }));
 
-                    if (this.utils.isTrueOrOne(data.extrafeatures)) {
-                        // Extra features enabled.
+                    if (extraFeatures) {
+                        // Use a different icon if needed.
                         localNotif.icon = notification.image;
                         // This feature isn't supported by the official plugin, we use a fork.
                         (<any> localNotif).iconType = data['image-type'];
                     }
 
                     Promise.all(promises).then(() => {
-                        this.localNotificationsProvider.schedule(localNotif, CorePushNotificationsProvider.COMPONENT, data.site);
+                        this.localNotificationsProvider.schedule(localNotif, CorePushNotificationsProvider.COMPONENT, data.site,
+                                true);
                     });
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/providers/local-notifications.ts b/src/providers/local-notifications.ts
index de8e89e94..036803306 100644
--- a/src/providers/local-notifications.ts
+++ b/src/providers/local-notifications.ts
@@ -470,10 +470,19 @@ export class CoreLocalNotificationsProvider {
      *                                          be unique inside its component and site.
      * @param {string} component Component triggering the notification. It is used to generate unique IDs.
      * @param {string} siteId Site ID.
+     * @param {boolean} [alreadyUnique] Whether the ID is already unique.
      * @return {Promise<any>} Promise resolved when the notification is scheduled.
      */
-    schedule(notification: ILocalNotification, component: string, siteId: string): Promise<any> {
-        return this.getUniqueNotificationId(notification.id, component, siteId).then((uniqueId) => {
+    schedule(notification: ILocalNotification, component: string, siteId: string, alreadyUnique?: boolean): Promise<any> {
+        let promise;
+
+        if (alreadyUnique) {
+            promise = Promise.resolve(notification.id);
+        } else {
+            promise = this.getUniqueNotificationId(notification.id, component, siteId);
+        }
+
+        return promise.then((uniqueId) => {
             notification.id = uniqueId;
             notification.data = notification.data || {};
             notification.data.component = component;