Android Not getting push notifications when app is closed/killed/background

[ramisettysrini]

App receiving push notifications when the app is in foreground and using it , but when app is closed/ killed/in background not receiving the push notifications .

React Native version:
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native: 0.60.5

Steps To Reproduce

1.Here is AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
<application
  android:name=".MainApplication"
  android:label="@string/app_name"
  android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
  android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
  android:allowBackup="false"
  android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
  <activity
    android:name=".MainActivity"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
    android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan">
    <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
        <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
    </intent-filter>
  </activity>
  <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />
  <!-- push notification -->
  <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_name"
            android:value="AWS SNS"/>
    <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_description"
                android:value="AWS SNS"/>
    <!-- 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/white"/>

    <!-- < 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="${applicationId}" />
        </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>
    <!-- </ Only if you're using GCM or localNotificationSchedule() > -->

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

2. android/app/build.gradle

implementation project(':react-native-push-notification')
3.package.json

"dependencies": {

"react-native-push-notification": "^3.1.9",
}

4. Sample Coode PushNotificationHandler.js

import PushNotification from 'react-native-push-notification';
class PushNotificationHandler extends Component {

constructor(props) {
super(props)

}

componentDidMount() {
console.log('component did mount in pushN')
if (Platform.OS === "android") {
PushNotification.configure({

    // (optional) Called when Token is generated (iOS and Android)
    onRegister: function (token) {
      console.log('TOKEN:', token);
  

    },

    // (required) Called when a remote or local notification is opened or received
    onNotification: function (notification) {
      console.log('NOTIFICATION:', notification);
      console.log('NOTIFICATION:', notification.default);
     

    },

    // ANDROID ONLY: GCM Sender ID (optional - not required for local notifications, but is need to receive remote push notifications)
    senderID: "my gcm send Id",

    // IOS ONLY (optional): default: all - Permissions to register.
    permissions: {
      alert: true,
      badge: true,
      sound: true
    },

    // Should the initial notification be popped automatically
    // default: true
    popInitialNotification: true,

    /**
      * (optional) default: true
      * - Specified if permissions (ios) and token (android and ios) will requested or not,
      * - if not, you must call PushNotificationsHandler.requestPermissions() later
      */
    requestPermissions: true,
  });
}

render() {
return null
}
}

export default PushNotificationHandler

[malikid]

I ran into a similar issue, which is the notification doesn't work when the app is not in the background, and it was related to the battery optimization feature on some devices. Found the reason for my issue and not sure if they are the same. Hope it helps 🙂
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55719666/android-push-notifications-not-working-when-app-is-closed

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[jan-miksik]

Hi, to receive notification in background helps post message only with "data" and no notification part like this:

{
 "to" : "cRXoVRCWRdc:APA91bFFS_JGN07lvw2U_OP-o0Pr-JkwcY4adY0ZUPkGG-Ixl4Xe2C6wvZVIvmOWE...",
 "android":{
      "priority":"high"
    },
 "data" : {
     "body" : "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.",
     "title": "Notification Title"
 },
 "priority":"high"
}

I used https://wix.github.io/react-native-notifications/docs/getting-started
And postman to send notification
Still don't no how to manage push notification if app is closed.

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