onNotification callback not invoked for remote (fcm) notifications (unless tapped)

On Android, the onNotification callback is not invoked for remote notfications (fcm) unless the user is tapping the notification that pops up. The behaviour is the same when the app is in both background and foreground.

My app is dependent on that the onNotification is called when the user opens up the app again, regardless if it is via tapping the notification or just opening the app, or receives the notification while the app is in foreground. It works fine on iOS.

The documentations states

When any notification is opened or received the callback onNotification is called passing an object with the notification data.

here, so I’m assuming that it is supposed to work.

I’ve tested and verified this behaviour on Pixel 3. Not sure about other android versions.

It’s an app detached from Expo.

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="host.exp.exponent">

    <permission
        android:name="my.app.id.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
        android:protectionLevel="signature" />

    <!-- These are required permissions to make the app run -->
    <uses-permission android:name="my.app.id.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

    <!-- ADD PERMISSIONS HERE -->
    <!-- BEGIN OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_INTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS" />

    <!-- These require runtime permissions on M -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CALENDAR" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" />
    <!-- END OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS -->

    <!-- ADD TEST PERMISSIONS HERE -->

    <uses-feature
        android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
        android:required="false" />
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.software.leanback"
        android:required="false" />
    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
        android:required="false" />


    <!-- TEST STUFF -->

    <!-- < Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
    <permission
        android:name="my.app.id.permission.C2D_MESSAGE"
        android:protectionLevel="signature" />
    <uses-permission android:name="my.app.id.permission.C2D_MESSAGE" />
    <!-- < Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>

    <!-- END TEST STUFF-->
    <application
        android:name=".MainApplication"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:largeHeap="true">

        <activity
            android:name=".LauncherActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".experience.ExperienceActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Light"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Splash"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <intent-filter>
                <data android:scheme="my.app" />

                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <!-- ADD DETACH APP SPECIFIC INTENT FILTERS -->
        </activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".experience.HomeActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Light"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".experience.TvActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:screenOrientation="landscape"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Light">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>


        <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- WHEN_PREPARING_SHELL_REMOVE_FROM_HERE -->
        <!-- ADD DEV SETTINGS HERE -->
        <activity android:name="abi32_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_31 -->
        <activity android:name="abi31_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_31 -->
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_30 -->
        <activity android:name="abi30_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_30 -->
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_29 -->
        <activity android:name="abi29_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_29 -->
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_28 -->
        <activity android:name="abi28_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_28 -->
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_27 -->
        <activity android:name="abi27_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_27 -->
        <!-- BEGIN_SDK_26 -->
        <activity android:name="abi26_0_0.com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
        <!-- END_SDK_26 -->
        <!-- WHEN_PREPARING_SHELL_REMOVE_TO_HERE -->

        <activity
            android:name=".ExponentDevActivity"
            android:exported="true"
            android:label="@string/dev_activity_name"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Dark"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".oauth.OAuthWebViewActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Light"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name="net.openid.appauth.RedirectUriReceiverActivity"
            tools:node="replace">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data
                    android:path="oauthredirect"
                    android:scheme="com.my.app" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity android:name=".oauth.OAuthResultActivity"></activity>

        <activity android:name="abi32_0_0.expo.modules.appauth.AppAuthBrowserActivity"></activity>

        <!-- START OF STRIPE SCHEMES -->
        <activity
            android:name="expo.modules.payments.stripe.RedirectUriReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data android:scheme="expo.modules.payments.stripe.a" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <!-- Versioned Activity for Stripe -->
        <activity
            android:name="abi31_0_0.expo.modules.payments.stripe.RedirectUriReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:launchMode="singleTask"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />

                <data android:scheme="abi31_0_0.expo.modules.payments.stripe" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <!-- END OF STRIPE SCHEMES -->

        <activity android:name=".chrometabs.ChromeTabsManagerActivity"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".experience.ErrorActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Dark"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name=".experience.InfoActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Exponent.Light"></activity>

        <activity
            android:name="com.facebook.FacebookActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
            tools:replace="android:theme" />

        <activity
            android:name="com.facebook.ads.InterstitialAdActivity"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|screenLayout|screenSize|orientation"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />

        <service
            android:name=".ExponentIntentService"
            android:exported="false" />

        <!-- Analytics -->
        <receiver
            android:name="host.exp.exponent.referrer.InstallReferrerReceiver"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.android.vending.INSTALL_REFERRER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <!--
        This crashes: https://code.google.com/p/analytics-issues/issues/detail?id=667
        TODO: turn it back on when it's fixed
        <service
          android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.CampaignTrackingService"
          android:enabled="true"
          android:exported="false" />-->

        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsReceiver"
            android:enabled="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.ANALYTICS_DISPATCH" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>

        <service
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService"
            android:enabled="true"
            android:exported="false" />

        <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_name"
            android:value="YOUR NOTIFICATION CHANNEL NAME"/>
        <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_description"
            android:value="YOUR NOTIFICATION CHANNEL DESCRIPTION"/>
        <!-- Change the resource name to your App's accent color - or any other color you want -->
        <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_color"
            android:resource="@android:color/holo_red_light"/>

        <!-- < Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->
        <receiver
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmReceiver"
            android:exported="true"
            android:permission="com.google.android.c2dm.permission.SEND" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
                <category android:name="com.vetly.vetly" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <!-- < Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->

        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationPublisher" />
        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationBootEventReceiver">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <service android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationRegistrationService"/>

        <!-- < Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->
        <service
            android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationListenerServiceGcm"
            android:exported="false" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.android.c2dm.intent.RECEIVE" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
        <!--  END my stuff test -->



        <service
            android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationListenerService"
            android:exported="false">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>


        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_icon"
            android:resource="@drawable/shell_notification_icon" />
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_color"
            android:resource="@color/colorAccent" />

        <service
            android:name=".fcm.FcmRegistrationIntentService"
            android:exported="false"></service>

        <!-- ImagePicker native module -->
        <activity
            android:name="com.theartofdev.edmodo.cropper.CropImageActivity"
            android:theme="@style/Base.Theme.AppCompat"></activity>


        <!-- ADD FABRIC CONFIG HERE -->
        <!-- BEGIN FABRIC CONFIG -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="io.fabric.ApiKey"
            android:value="a25fafe9f9edee11a9882b32e0cd7a26df6e2c42" />
        <!-- END FABRIC CONFIG -->

        <!-- ADD GOOGLE MAPS CONFIG HERE -->
        <!-- BEGIN GOOGLE MAPS CONFIG -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
            android:value="AIzaSyCPyKmt6in3JwAsogYikNNjor8qgU9stRQ" />
        <!-- END GOOGLE MAPS CONFIG -->

        <!-- ADD BRANCH CONFIG HERE -->

        <!-- The Facebook SDK runs FacebookInitProvider on startup and crashes if there isn't an ID here -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
            android:value="fb0" />

        <meta-data
            android:name="standaloneStripeScheme"
            android:value="a" />
    </application>

</manifest>

[tmaly1980]

For me, the push notification is received when the app is in the background, but onNotification is never triggered when the app is in the foreground. Any luck guys?

[tmaly1980]

My issue was when the app is in the foreground, onNotification was never called. I just resolved this by fixing the AndroidManifest.xml to what’s in the README. I was migrating from GCM to FCM and missed a few lines:

        <service      android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationListenerService"
                android:exported="false" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>