diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index a895a0b..7892137 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 	<issue>https://github.com/Pushwoosh/pushwoosh-phonegap-plugin/issues</issue>
 
 	<preference name="LOG_LEVEL" default="DEBUG" />
-	<preference name="IOS_FOREGROUND_ALERT_TYPE" default="NONE" />
-	<preference name="ANDROID_FOREGROUND_PUSH" default="false" />
+	<preference name="IOS_FOREGROUND_ALERT_TYPE" default="ALERT" />
+	<preference name="ANDROID_FOREGROUND_PUSH" default="true" />
 
 	<js-module src="www/PushNotification.js" name="PushNotification">
 		<clobbers target="plugins.pushNotification" />
diff --git a/src/ios/PushNotification.m b/src/ios/PushNotification.m
index b658dc8..ce6d9d6 100755
--- a/src/ios/PushNotification.m
+++ b/src/ios/PushNotification.m
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ - (void)setLanguage:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
 }
 
 - (void)setShowPushnotificationAlert:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {
-    BOOL showPushnotificationAlert = command.arguments[0];
-    self.pushManager.showPushnotificationAlert = showPushnotificationAlert;
+    id showPushnotificationAlert = command.arguments[0];
+    self.pushManager.showPushnotificationAlert = [showPushnotificationAlert boolValue];
 }
 
 - (void)startBeaconPushes:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command {