diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 7fe95a72d..3d097fbbf 100644
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
   }
 
   requestPermissionsIos(options) {
-    Notifications.ios.registerRemoteNotifications(options);
+    Notifications.ios.registerRemoteNotifications(
+      Object.fromEntries(options.map(opt => [opt, true]))
+    );
   }
 
   requestPermissions() {
@@ -146,6 +148,12 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
     );
   }
 
+  checkPermissions() {
+    Notifications.ios.checkPermissions().then((currentPermissions) => {
+      console.warn(currentPermissions);
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     const notifications = this.state.notifications.map((notification, idx) =>
       (
@@ -163,9 +171,10 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
       <View style={styles.container}>
         <Button title={'Request permissions'} onPress={this.requestPermissions} testID={'requestPermissions'} />
         {Platform.OS === 'ios' && Platform.Version > '12.0' && (<>
-          <Button title={'Request permissions with app notification settings'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['ProvidesAppNotificationSettings'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
-          <Button title={'Request permissions with provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['Provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
-          <Button title={'Request permissions with app notification settings and provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['ProvidesAppNotificationSettings', 'Provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
+          <Button title={'Request permissions with app notification settings'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['providesAppNotificationSettings'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
+          <Button title={'Request permissions with provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
+          <Button title={'Request permissions with app notification settings and provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['providesAppNotificationSettings', 'provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
+          <Button title={'Check permissions'} onPress={this.checkPermissions} />
         </>)}
         {Platform.OS === 'android' &&
           <Button title={'Set channel'} onPress={this.setNotificationChannel} testID={'setNotificationChannel'} />
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNBridgeModule.m b/lib/ios/RNBridgeModule.m
index 3b53c6bf1..2526f5836 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNBridgeModule.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNBridgeModule.m
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue {
 
 #pragma mark - JS interface
 
-RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(requestPermissions:(NSArray *)options) {
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)options) {
     [_commandsHandler requestPermissions:options];
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.h b/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.h
index cae4a9c16..b7e10e4f4 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.h
+++ b/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 - (instancetype)init;
 
-- (void)requestPermissions:(NSArray *)options;
+- (void)requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)options;
 
 - (void)setCategories:(NSArray *)categories;
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.m b/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.m
index 89cdd37f4..55049299e 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNCommandsHandler.m
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ - (instancetype)init {
     return self;
 }
 
-- (void)requestPermissions:(NSArray *)options {
+- (void)requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)options {
     [_notificationCenter requestPermissions:options];
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.h b/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.h
index cdd673090..4bc5292da 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.h
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ typedef void (^RCTPromiseRejectBlock)(NSString *code, NSString *message, NSError
 
 - (void)isRegisteredForRemoteNotifications:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve;
 
-- (void)requestPermissions:(NSArray *)options;
+- (void)requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)options;
 
 - (void)setCategories:(NSArray *)json;
 
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.m b/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.m
index 8b6828440..dc2fe4d99 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNotificationCenter.m
@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@
 
 @implementation RNNotificationCenter
 
-- (void)requestPermissions:(NSArray *)options {
+- (void)requestPermissions:(NSDictionary *)options {
+    BOOL carPlay = [options[@"carPlay"] boolValue];
+    BOOL criticalAlert = [options[@"criticalAlert"] boolValue];
+    BOOL providesAppNotificationSettings = [options[@"providesAppNotificationSettings"] boolValue];
+    BOOL provisional = [options[@"provisional"] boolValue];
+    BOOL announcement = [options[@"announcement"] boolValue];
     UNAuthorizationOptions authOptions = (UNAuthorizationOptionBadge | UNAuthorizationOptionSound | UNAuthorizationOptionAlert);
-    if ([options count] > 0) {
-        for (NSString* option in options) {
-            if ([option isEqualToString:@"ProvidesAppNotificationSettings"]) {
-                if (@available(iOS 12.0, *)) {
-                    authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionProvidesAppNotificationSettings;
-                }
-            }
-            if ([option isEqualToString:@"Provisional"]) {
-                if (@available(iOS 12.0, *)) {
-                    authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional;
-                }
-            }
+    if (carPlay) {
+        authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionCarPlay;
+    }
+    if (@available(iOS 12.0, *)) {
+        if (criticalAlert) {
+            authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionCriticalAlert;
+        }
+        if (providesAppNotificationSettings) {
+            authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionProvidesAppNotificationSettings;
+        }
+        if (provisional) {
+            authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional;
+        }
+    }
+    if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
+        if (announcement) {
+            authOptions = authOptions | UNAuthorizationOptionAnnouncement;
         }
     }
     
@@ -93,11 +103,21 @@ - (void)isRegisteredForRemoteNotifications:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve {
 
 - (void)checkPermissions:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve {
     [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter] getNotificationSettingsWithCompletionHandler:^(UNNotificationSettings * _Nonnull settings) {
-        resolve(@{
-                  @"badge": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.badgeSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
-                  @"sound": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.soundSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
-                  @"alert": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.alertSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
-                  });
+        NSMutableDictionary* allSettings = [NSMutableDictionary new];
+        [allSettings addEntriesFromDictionary:@{
+            @"badge": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.badgeSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
+            @"sound": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.soundSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
+            @"alert": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.alertSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
+            @"carPlay": [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.carPlaySetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled],
+        }];
+        if (@available(iOS 12.0, *)) {
+            allSettings[@"criticalAlert"] = [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.criticalAlertSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled];
+            allSettings[@"providesAppNotificationSettings"] = [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.providesAppNotificationSettings];
+        }
+        if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
+            allSettings[@"announcement"] = [NSNumber numberWithBool:settings.announcementSetting == UNNotificationSettingEnabled];
+        }
+        resolve(allSettings);
     }];
 }
 @end
diff --git a/lib/ios/RNNotificationsTests/Integration/RNCommandsHandlerIntegrationTest.m b/lib/ios/RNNotificationsTests/Integration/RNCommandsHandlerIntegrationTest.m
index 5aa0cbdf2..ef4ff2c20 100644
--- a/lib/ios/RNNotificationsTests/Integration/RNCommandsHandlerIntegrationTest.m
+++ b/lib/ios/RNNotificationsTests/Integration/RNCommandsHandlerIntegrationTest.m
@@ -34,25 +34,20 @@ - (void)testRequestPermissions_userAuthorizedPermissions {
     [[_notificationCenter expect] getNotificationSettingsWithCompletionHandler:[OCMArg invokeBlockWithArgs:settings, nil]];
     [[(id)[UIApplication sharedApplication] expect] registerForRemoteNotifications];
     
-    [_uut requestPermissions:nil];
+    [_uut requestPermissions:@{}];
     [_notificationCenter verify];
 }
 
-- (void)testRequestPermissions_withProvidesAppNotificationSettings {
-    UNAuthorizationOptions authOptions = (UNAuthorizationOptionBadge | UNAuthorizationOptionSound | UNAuthorizationOptionAlert | UNAuthorizationOptionProvidesAppNotificationSettings);
-    UNNotificationSettings* settings = [UNNotificationSettings new];
-    [settings setValue:@(UNAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) forKey:@"authorizationStatus"];
-
-    [[_notificationCenter expect] requestAuthorizationWithOptions:authOptions completionHandler:[OCMArg invokeBlockWithArgs:@(YES), [NSNull null], nil]];
-    [[_notificationCenter expect] getNotificationSettingsWithCompletionHandler:[OCMArg invokeBlockWithArgs:settings, nil]];
-    [[(id)[UIApplication sharedApplication] expect] registerForRemoteNotifications];
+- (void)testRequestPermissions_userAuthorizedPermissionsExtraOptions {
+    UNAuthorizationOptions authOptions = (UNAuthorizationOptionBadge |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionSound |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionAlert |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionAnnouncement |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionProvidesAppNotificationSettings |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionCriticalAlert |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional |
+                                          UNAuthorizationOptionCarPlay);
     
-    [_uut requestPermissions:@[@"ProvidesAppNotificationSettings"]];
-    [_notificationCenter verify];
-}
-
-- (void)testRequestPermissions_withProvisional {
-    UNAuthorizationOptions authOptions = (UNAuthorizationOptionBadge | UNAuthorizationOptionSound | UNAuthorizationOptionAlert | UNAuthorizationOptionProvisional);
     UNNotificationSettings* settings = [UNNotificationSettings new];
     [settings setValue:@(UNAuthorizationStatusAuthorized) forKey:@"authorizationStatus"];
 
@@ -60,7 +55,11 @@ - (void)testRequestPermissions_withProvisional {
     [[_notificationCenter expect] getNotificationSettingsWithCompletionHandler:[OCMArg invokeBlockWithArgs:settings, nil]];
     [[(id)[UIApplication sharedApplication] expect] registerForRemoteNotifications];
     
-    [_uut requestPermissions:@[@"Provisional"]];
+    [_uut requestPermissions:@{@"carPlay": @YES,
+                               @"criticalAlert": @YES,
+                               @"providesAppNotificationSettings": @YES,
+                               @"announcement": @YES,
+                               @"provisional": @YES}];
     [_notificationCenter verify];
 }
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ - (void)testRequestPermissions_userDeniedPermissions {
     [[_notificationCenter expect] getNotificationSettingsWithCompletionHandler:[OCMArg invokeBlockWithArgs:settings, nil]];
     [[(id)[UIApplication sharedApplication] reject] registerForRemoteNotifications];
     
-    [_uut requestPermissions:nil];
+    [_uut requestPermissions:@{}];
     [_notificationCenter verify];
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/Notifications.ts b/lib/src/Notifications.ts
index b107f0903..179f4d2a2 100644
--- a/lib/src/Notifications.ts
+++ b/lib/src/Notifications.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { NativeCommandsSender, RequestPermissionsOptions } from './adapters/NativeCommandsSender';
+import { NativeCommandsSender } from './adapters/NativeCommandsSender';
 import { NativeEventsReceiver } from './adapters/NativeEventsReceiver';
 import { Commands } from './commands/Commands';
 import { EventsRegistry } from './events/EventsRegistry';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { NotificationChannel } from './interfaces/NotificationChannel';
 import { NotificationsIOS } from './NotificationsIOS';
 import { NotificationsAndroid } from './NotificationsAndroid';
 import { NotificationFactory } from './DTO/NotificationFactory';
+import { NotificationPermissionOptions } from './interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 
 export class NotificationsRoot {
   public readonly _ios: NotificationsIOS;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export class NotificationsRoot {
   /**
    * registerRemoteNotifications
    */
-  public registerRemoteNotifications(options?: RequestPermissionsOptions[]) {
+  public registerRemoteNotifications(options?: NotificationPermissionOptions) {
     this.ios.registerRemoteNotifications(options);
     this.android.registerRemoteNotifications();
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/NotificationsIOS.ts b/lib/src/NotificationsIOS.ts
index 98e22934f..98fc19dd3 100644
--- a/lib/src/NotificationsIOS.ts
+++ b/lib/src/NotificationsIOS.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { Notification } from './DTO/Notification';
 import { Commands } from './commands/Commands';
 import { Platform } from 'react-native';
 import { EventsRegistryIOS } from './events/EventsRegistryIOS';
-import { RequestPermissionsOptions } from './adapters/NativeCommandsSender';
-
+import { NotificationPermissionOptions } from './interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 export class NotificationsIOS {
   constructor(private readonly commands: Commands, private readonly eventsRegistry: EventsRegistryIOS) {
     return new Proxy(this, {
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ export class NotificationsIOS {
   /**
   * Request permissions to send remote notifications
   */
-  public registerRemoteNotifications(options?: RequestPermissionsOptions[]) {
+  public registerRemoteNotifications(options?: NotificationPermissionOptions) {
     return this.commands.requestPermissions(options);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/adapters/NativeCommandsSender.ts b/lib/src/adapters/NativeCommandsSender.ts
index 5f5876f62..3f2d38bdf 100644
--- a/lib/src/adapters/NativeCommandsSender.ts
+++ b/lib/src/adapters/NativeCommandsSender.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { NotificationCompletion } from '../interfaces/NotificationCompletion';
 import { NotificationPermissions } from '../interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 import { NotificationCategory } from '../interfaces/NotificationCategory';
 import { NotificationChannel } from '../interfaces/NotificationChannel';
+import { NotificationPermissionOptions } from '../interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 
 interface NativeCommandsModule {
   getInitialNotification(): Promise<Object>;
   postLocalNotification(notification: Notification, id: number): void;
-  requestPermissions(options?: RequestPermissionsOptions[]): void;
+  requestPermissions(options: NotificationPermissionOptions): void;
   abandonPermissions(): void;
   refreshToken(): void;
   registerPushKit(): void;
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@ interface NativeCommandsModule {
   finishHandlingBackgroundAction(notificationId: string, backgroundFetchResult: string): void;
 }
 
-export type RequestPermissionsOptions = 'ProvidesAppNotificationSettings' | 'Provisional';
-
 export class NativeCommandsSender {
   private readonly nativeCommandsModule: NativeCommandsModule;
   constructor() {
@@ -43,9 +42,9 @@ export class NativeCommandsSender {
   getInitialNotification(): Promise<Object> {
     return this.nativeCommandsModule.getInitialNotification();
   }
-  
-  requestPermissions(options?: RequestPermissionsOptions[]) {
-    return this.nativeCommandsModule.requestPermissions(options);
+
+  requestPermissions(options?: NotificationPermissionOptions) {
+    return this.nativeCommandsModule.requestPermissions(options || {});
   }
 
   abandonPermissions() {
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts b/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
index dc99815ac..b8e0ae323 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/commands/Commands.test.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ describe('Commands', () => {
 
   describe('requestPermissions', () => {
     it('sends to native', () => {
-      uut.requestPermissions();
-      verify(mockedNativeCommandsSender.requestPermissions(undefined)).called();
+      const opts = {};
+      uut.requestPermissions(opts);
+      verify(mockedNativeCommandsSender.requestPermissions(opts)).called();
+    });
+
+    it('sends to native with options', () => {
+      const opts = { criticalAlert: true };
+      uut.requestPermissions(opts);
+      verify(mockedNativeCommandsSender.requestPermissions(opts)).called();
     });
   });
 
@@ -186,7 +193,16 @@ describe('Commands', () => {
     });
 
     it('return negative response from native', async () => {
-      const expectedPermissions: NotificationPermissions = {badge: false, alert: true, sound: false};
+      const expectedPermissions: NotificationPermissions = {
+        badge: false,
+        alert: true,
+        sound: false,
+        carPlay: false,
+        criticalAlert: false,
+        providesAppNotificationSettings: false,
+        provisional: false,
+        announcement: false,
+      };
       when(mockedNativeCommandsSender.checkPermissions()).thenResolve(
         expectedPermissions
       );
diff --git a/lib/src/commands/Commands.ts b/lib/src/commands/Commands.ts
index 72188a3d4..2c560ac70 100644
--- a/lib/src/commands/Commands.ts
+++ b/lib/src/commands/Commands.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { NativeCommandsSender, RequestPermissionsOptions } from '../adapters/NativeCommandsSender';
+import { NativeCommandsSender } from '../adapters/NativeCommandsSender';
 import { Notification } from '../DTO/Notification';
 import { NotificationCategory } from '../interfaces/NotificationCategory';
 import { NotificationChannel } from '../interfaces/NotificationChannel';
 import { NotificationPermissions } from '../interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 import { UniqueIdProvider } from '../adapters/UniqueIdProvider';
 import { NotificationFactory } from '../DTO/NotificationFactory';
+import { NotificationPermissionOptions } from '../interfaces/NotificationPermissions';
 
 export class Commands {
   constructor(
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export class Commands {
     });
   }
 
-  public requestPermissions(options?: RequestPermissionsOptions[]) {
+  public requestPermissions(options?: NotificationPermissionOptions) {
     const result = this.nativeCommandsSender.requestPermissions(options);
     return result;
   }
diff --git a/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationPermissions.ts b/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationPermissions.ts
index 3d951b264..bd984065b 100644
--- a/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationPermissions.ts
+++ b/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationPermissions.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-export interface NotificationPermissions {
+export interface NotificationPermissionOptions {
+  carPlay?: boolean;
+  criticalAlert?: boolean;
+  providesAppNotificationSettings?: boolean;
+  provisional?: boolean;
+  announcement?: boolean;
+}
+export interface NotificationPermissions extends NotificationPermissionOptions  {
   badge: boolean;
   alert: boolean;
   sound: boolean;
diff --git a/website/docs/api/general-api.md b/website/docs/api/general-api.md
index 50695bbde..2878d266b 100755
--- a/website/docs/api/general-api.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/general-api.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ title: General Commands
 sidebar_label: General
 ---
 
-## registerRemoteNotifications()
-Requests remote notification permissions, prompting the user's dialog box on iOS and request a token on Android.
+## registerRemoteNotifications(options?)
+Requests remote notification permissions, prompting the user's dialog box on iOS and request a token on Android. See iOS specific [`registerRemoteNotifications`](ios-api.md) for definition of `options`.
 If the user accept the remote notifications permissions, `registerRemoteNotificationsRegistered` event will get called with the device token.
 
 ```js
diff --git a/website/docs/api/ios-api.md b/website/docs/api/ios-api.md
index b66f86e7d..2623ffa1c 100755
--- a/website/docs/api/ios-api.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/ios-api.md
@@ -4,19 +4,24 @@ title: iOS Specific Commands
 sidebar_label: iOS specific
 ---
 
-## registerRemoteNotifications(options?: string[])
+## registerRemoteNotifications(options?: NotificationPermissionOptions)
 Requests notification permissions from iOS, prompting the user's dialog box if needed.
 
-Available options:
-- **`ProvidesAppNotificationSettings`** - An option indicating the iOS notification settings to display a button for in-app notification settings and to be [informed in the app on this event](ios-events.md#appNotificationSettingsLinked).
-- **`Provisional`** - Use provisional authorization to send notifications on a trial basis. Users can then evaluate the notifications and decide whether to authorize them.
+Notification permission options:
+- **`providesAppNotificationSettings`** - An option indicating the iOS notification settings to display a button for in-app notification settings and to be [informed in the app on this event](ios-events.md#appNotificationSettingsLinked).
+- **`provisional`** - Use provisional authorization to send notifications on a trial basis. Users can then evaluate the notifications and decide whether to authorize them.
+- **`carPlay`** - The ability to display notifications in a CarPlay environment.
+- **`criticalAlert`** - Requests notification permissions from iOS, prompting the user's dialog box. Options may request
+`criticalAlert` but you must first [Request a Critical Alert Notifications Entitlement](https://developer.apple.com/contact/request/notifications-critical-alerts-entitlement/).
 
 
 ```js
-Notifications.ios.registerRemoteNotifications([
-  'ProvidesAppNotificationSettings',
-  'Provisional',
-]);
+Notifications.ios.registerRemoteNotifications({
+  providesAppNotificationSettings: true,
+  provisional: true,
+  carPlay: true,
+  criticalAlert: true,
+});
 ```
 
 ## checkPermissions()
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/subscription.md b/website/docs/docs/subscription.md
index d9c588a28..7b4d6e7e4 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/subscription.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/subscription.md
@@ -42,5 +42,9 @@ Notifications.ios.checkPermissions().then((currentPermissions) => {
     console.log('Badges enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.badge);
     console.log('Sounds enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.sound);
     console.log('Alerts enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.alert);
+    console.log('Car Play enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.carPlay);
+    console.log('Critical Alerts enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.criticalAlert);
+    console.log('Provides App Notification Settings enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.providesAppNotificationSettings);
+		console.log('Announcement enabled: ' + !!currentPermissions.announcement);
 });
 ```