[android-components](../../index.md) / [mozilla.components.feature.push](../index.md) / [AutoPushFeature](index.md) / [initialize](./initialize.md)

# initialize

`fun initialize(): `[`Unit`](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) [(source)](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/blob/master/components/feature/push/src/main/java/mozilla/components/feature/push/AutoPushFeature.kt#L115)

Overrides [PushProcessor.initialize](../../mozilla.components.concept.push/-push-processor/initialize.md)

Starts the push feature and initialization work needed. Also starts the [PushService](../../mozilla.components.concept.push/-push-service/index.md) to ensure new messages
come through.

