[🐛] setBackgroundMessageHandler() only working when app loads - Android 14

[wahas-mughal]

setBackgroundMessageHandler() only receives the events when the app starts, after that it does not receive any event whether it's data only or notification enrich event on Android 14, below Android 14 it's working perfectly.

Project Files

I have the following code in index.js

Javascript

import {AppRegistry} from 'react-native';
import App from './App';
import {name as appName} from './app.json';
import messaging from '@react-native-firebase/messaging';

messaging().setBackgroundMessageHandler(async remoteMessage => {
console.log('Notification for Background:', remoteMessage);
});

AppRegistry.registerComponent(appName, () => App);

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package.json:

{
"name": "trivialapp",
"version": "0.0.1",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"android": "react-native run-android",
"ios": "react-native run-ios",
"startiPhone14ProMax": "npx react-native run-ios --udid A5B34590-AECD-4452-B840-F486D2F4344B",
"startiPhone11ProMax": "npx react-native run-ios --udid 54617BC6-D808-4ACE-8C9B-B18C6BB50E5F",
"start": "react-native start",
"lint": "eslint .",
"test": "jest"
},
"dependencies": {
"@notifee/react-native": "^9.1.2",
"@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.17.10",
"@react-native-community/push-notification-ios": "^1.11.0",
"@react-native-firebase/app": "^14.12.0",
"@react-native-firebase/messaging": "^14.12.0",
"@react-navigation/drawer": "^6.6.3",
"@react-navigation/material-top-tabs": "^6.2.3",
"@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.10",
"@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.6.2",
"@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.9.0",
"axios": "^0.27.2",
"deprecated-react-native-prop-types": "^4.2.3",
"lottie-react-native": "^5.1.3",
"moment": "^2.29.4",
"patch-package": "^8.0.0",
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-moment": "^1.1.2",
"react-native": "0.71.14",
"react-native-axios": "^0.17.1",
"react-native-code-push": "^7.1.0",
"react-native-date-picker": "^4.2.5",
"react-native-device-info": "^10.2.1",
"react-native-elements": "^3.4.2",
"react-native-fast-image": "^8.6.0",
"react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.9.0",
"react-native-linear-gradient": "^2.6.2",
"react-native-modal-dropdown": "^1.0.2",
"react-native-modern-datepicker": "^1.0.0-beta.91",
"react-native-pager-view": "6.2.3",
"react-native-paper": "^4.2.0",
"react-native-push-notification": "^8.1.1",
"react-native-reanimated": "^2.17.0",
"react-native-responsive-fontsize": "^0.5.1",
"react-native-responsive-screen": "^1.4.2",
"react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.3.1",
"react-native-screens": "^3.22.1",
"react-native-skeleton-content-nonexpo": "^1.0.13",
"react-native-snap-carousel": "^3.9.1",
"react-native-swiper": "^1.6.0",
"react-native-tab-view": "^3.1.1",
"react-native-uuid": "^2.0.1",
"react-native-vector-icons": "^10.0.1",
"react-native-webview": "^11.23.1",
"react-redux": "^8.0.5"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
"@babel/preset-env": "^7.20.0",
"@babel/runtime": "7.20.0",
"@react-native-community/eslint-config": "3.2.0",
"@tsconfig/react-native": "^2.0.2",
"@types/jest": "^29.2.1",
"@types/react": "^18.0.24",
"@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
"babel-jest": "29.2.1",
"eslint": "8.19.0",
"jest": "29.1.1",
"metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.73.10",
"prettier": "^2.4.1",
"react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
"typescript": "4.8.4"
},
"jest": {
"preset": "react-native"
}
}

# N/A

firebase.json for react-native-firebase v6:

# N/A

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

# N/A

AppDelegate.m:

// N/A

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Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• [] I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/settings.gradle:

// N/A

MainApplication.java:

// N/A

AndroidManifest.xml:

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Environment

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react-native info output:

 OUTPUT GOES HERE

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • e.g. 5.4.3
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • e.g. Instance ID
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • Y/N & VERSION

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[jayan2019]

I am also facing the same issue, Have you found any solution @wahas-mughal?

[7chenys]

我也面临同样的问题，你找到解决办法了吗@wahas-mughal？

me too

[almakarma237]

same issue here please help

[Kumargaurav11998]

getting the same issue

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[MichaelVerdon]

Hey everyone, this is likely due to how Android 14+ changes how these things are handled. Try putting this into your AndroidManifest.xml.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />

This will allow background notifications to be handled.

Then in the manifest adding the service:

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

This will allow Firebase Messaging to work in the background.

Hope this helps!

[mikehardy]

Hey @MichaelVerdon is this truly required for Android 14+ now? That seems like a major change but also totally plausible. I haven't tested much yet on Android 14 or 15. This seems like something we might need in the messaging package's AndroidManifest.xml. Might be tricky to coordinate with backwards-compatibility and permissions and foreground service types though - each of those items was difficult in Notifee repo

[MichaelVerdon]

Hey there @mikehardy Android 14+ made background services stricter meaning you have to explicitly get permission for it which I believe was to enhance user experience and stop meaningless stuff from happening.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/behavior-changes-14
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required

Do correct me if I have misinterpreted anything.