React native deep linking not working when app is in background state

[DalbirKaur]

When the app is closed, I am able to get deep link url that is clicked by Linking.getInitialURL(). When the app is in the background state, then nothing is mounted. So, I am not able to get the url even by the Linking.addEventListener('url', method_name).

What is the way to achieve this? Any lead

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[matt-oakes]

@DalbirKaur 👋

You need to use the Linking.addEventListener method in some code which is not linked to a React component. Using Redux Saga, RxJS, or similar would be a typical way to do it. When your app returns from the background, you could also check the Linking.getInitialURL() method to get the URL which opened it.

Closing this issue as it's not a bug with React Native. If you need more help, I would advice posting on Stack Overflow.

[JulianKingman]

@matt-oakes when returning from background, Linking.getInitialUrl() doesn't get the url which opened it, but the previously used url that originally launched it, am I missing something?