React-native-firebase: [🐛] firebase.json not respecting "messaging_ios_auto_register_for_remote_messages" property on iOS

[todesignandconquer]

Issue

This is a very straightforward vanilla implementation, including a firebase.json as follows in the project root, as described here: https://rnfirebase.io/messaging/usage#auto-registration-ios

Regardless, I still get the following warning:

Usage of "messaging().registerDeviceForRemoteMessages()" is not required. You only need to register if auto-registration is disabled in your 'firebase.json' configuration file via the 'messaging_ios_auto_register_for_remote_messages' property.

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Project Files

Javascript

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#### `package.json`:

    "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "^7.6.2",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^8.4.2",
    "@react-native-firebase/dynamic-links": "^7.5.3",
    "@react-native-firebase/iid": "^7.4.3",
    "@react-native-firebase/in-app-messaging": "^7.5.1",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "^7.8.6",
    ...
    "react-native": "0.63.2",

#### `firebase.json` for react-native-firebase v6:

{
  "react-native": {
    "messaging_ios_auto_register_for_remote_messages": false
  }
}

Redux implementation:

...
import Messaging from '@react-native-firebase/messaging'
...
const refreshNotifications = () => async(dispatch, getState) => {
     ...
     await Messaging().registerDeviceForRemoteMessages()
     const token = await Messaging().getToken()
     ...
}

### iOS

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#### `ios/Podfile`: - [ ] I'm not using Pods - [x] I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

platform :ios, '11.0'

workspace 'App'

target 'App' do
  config = use_native_modules!

  use_react_native!(:path => config["reactNativePath"])

  permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'

  pod 'Permission-Camera', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Camera.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-FaceID', :path => "#{permissions_path}/FaceID.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-LocationWhenInUse', :path => "#{permissions_path}/LocationWhenInUse.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-MediaLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/MediaLibrary.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-Microphone', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Microphone.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-Notifications', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Notifications.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-PhotoLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibrary.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-SpeechRecognition', :path => "#{permissions_path}/SpeechRecognition.podspec"

  pod 'react-native-geolocation', path: '../node_modules/@react-native-community/geolocation'

  target 'Tests' do
    inherit! :complete
    # Pods for testing
  end

  # Enables Flipper.
  #
  # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
  # you should disable these next few lines.
  use_flipper!
  post_install do |installer|
    flipper_post_install(installer)
  end
end

#### `AppDelegate.m`:

...
#import "Firebase.h"
...

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
  if ([FIRApp defaultApp] == nil) {
    [FIRApp configure];
  }
  ...
  return YES;
}

Environment

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**`react-native info` output:**

System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.6
    CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
    Memory: 260.61 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.7.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.14.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.14.1/bin/node
    Yarn: Not Found
    npm: 6.14.5 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v12.14.1/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 14.0, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 23, 27, 28, 29
      Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.0, 29.0.3
      System Images: android-24 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-27 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom_64
      Android NDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.6 AI-192.7142.36.36.6392135
    Xcode: 12.0.1/12A7300 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 1.8.0_211 - /usr/bin/javac
    Python: 2.7.16 - /Users/<user>/.pyenv/shims/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1
    react-native: 0.63.2 => 0.63.2
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

- **Platform that you're experiencing the issue on**: - [x] 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:** - `^8.4.2` - **`Firebase` module(s) you're using that has the issue:** - `@react-native-firebase/messaging@^7.5.1` - **Are you using `TypeScript`?** - `N`

[TommyLeong]

Hello @todesignandconquer, im curious about your use case. Why do you need to disable the auto registration then register yourself to get token?

[todesignandconquer]

@TommyLeong I want to defer requesting/registering the Messaging token until after a user has created an account.

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