bug: Local Notification channel creation not working

Bug Report

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

  @capacitor/cli: 2.4.0
  @capacitor/core: 2.4.0
  @capacitor/android: 2.4.0
  @capacitor/electron: 2.4.0
  @capacitor/ios: 2.4.0

Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/ios not installed
  @capacitor/cli 2.4.0
  @capacitor/android 2.4.0
  @capacitor/core 2.4.0
  @capacitor/electron not installed

[success] Android looking great! 👌

Platform(s)

Current Behavior

Sound only works if I define in capacitor.config.json. Doesn’t work if I want to create a dynamic channel sound (for api 26+) And it doesn’t play custom sound for api < 26

Expected Behavior

I have a working app with cordova where I can set dynamically the sound I just need to set a name for the channel and the sound and plays custom sound For api 26+ uses the channel & sound, for api < 26 uses just the sound

It would be nice to have something similar Cordova code is here: https://github.com/Steffaan/cordova-plugin-local-notifications/blob/06863a7b453706a1335119ac7cdd7cc157f765de/src/android/notification/Manager.java#L120

Code Reproduction

capacitor.config.json
bebep.mp3 is working

 "LocalNotifications": {
      "smallIcon": "ic_stat_icon_config_sample",
      "iconColor": "#488AFF",
      "sound": "bebep.mp3"
    }

home.ts

 const channel: NotificationChannel = {
      id: '12',
      name: 'channel1',
      importance: 5,
      sound: 'emergency.mp3' 
    };

    Plugins.LocalNotifications.createChannel(channel); // <- give an error if api < 26

   LocalNotifications.schedule({
      notifications: [{
        title: 'Test',
        body:  'testing sound', 
        id: 1,
        channelId: '12' // <- If I comment works the default sound set in capacitor.config.json
      }]
    });

If I print the list of channels it gives me this:

Array(2)
0:
description: ""
id: "12"
importance: 5
lightColor: "#000000"
lights: false
name: "channel1"
sound: "android.resource://io.ionic.starter/raw/emergency"
vibration: false
visibility: -1000
1:
description: "Default"
id: "default"
importance: 3
lightColor: "#000000"
lights: false
name: "Default"
sound: "android.resource://io.ionic.starter/2131623936"
vibration: false
visibility: -1000

this sound: "android.resource://io.ionic.starter/raw/emergency" doesn’t have an extension

Other Technical Details

npm -v. 6.14.5 node -v. v12.18.2

[Maraaghib]

@MInesGomes I have fixed this issue by creating first a channel:

The ‘slap.wav’ file is stored in android\app\src\main\res\raw\ folder

Then, I schedule my notification without speciying the sound path:

PS: I did not do any configuration on capcitor.config.json

It works perfectly on Samsung Galaxy A71 (SM-A715F) - Android 10

If you want to change dynamically the notification sound, you delete this channel and create another one with only a different id

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