PushNotificationIOS.requestPermissions won't resolve if no event listeners are attached

[cpojer]

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This issue was originally created by @frantic as facebook/react-native#13012.

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Description

RCTPushNotificationManager uses startObserving to register for RCTRegisterUserNotificationSettings. According to the docs, the startObserving method won't be called until somebody subscribes to NotificationManagerIOS.

This means there is a scenario when the developer can call requestPermissions without subscribing to notifications first, but since RCTPushNotificationManager relies on NSNotificationCenter subscribtion, the result will never be returned.

This should be fairly straightforward to solve for somebody new to React Native. Feel free to send a PR!

Reproduction

Have this in your JS file

PushNotificationIOS.requestPermissions().then(console.log);

You'll see iOS permissions dialog, however pressing "Allow" won't resolve the promise and nothing will be printed to the console.

Solution

Change the code to this, then uninstall and run the app again (needed to reset iOS permissions cache):

PushNotificationIOS.addEventListener('localNotification', () => {});
PushNotificationIOS.requestPermissions().then(console.log);

Now "Allow" button will work as expected, the promise will be resolved and you'll see log entry.

Additional Information

• React Native version: 0.42.0
• Platform: iOS
• Operating System: macOS

[rishisingh-dev]

Yes, same here. ^^

[jonathanmachado]

PushNotificationIOS.requestPermissions() resolves with {"alert": false, "badge": false, "sound": false} with no dialog. How can I show permission dialog?

[devmartinez0]

Same problem here, the requestPermissions method resolve with all permissions equal to false and not showing any dialog. Does anyone was able to solve this?

[aadarshjr123]

Same error for me but got cleared once you create PushNotification.createChannel(), and add it into your PushNotification.localNotification({channelId: "your_code"}).

I dont know if it resolve your error for you guys , but got me cleared. Hope it will help you..