React-native-push-notification: Android: No custom sound

[FredrikMBP]

Hi,

I am having issues with playing a custom sound on android after I upgraded to API 26. The sound worked before this upgrade and currently works in iOS.

I am using RN 0.56.1 and have updated the package to 3.1.2, added a channel name and description in my android manifest as per the readme (this issue occured in 3.1.1 too).

The code below is used to schedule a local notification:

PushNotification.localNotificationSchedule({
    id: id,
    number: 0,
    userInfo: {
        id: id,
        ...payload,
    },
    title: "My title",
    message: "My message",
    date: moment().add(30, 'seconds').toDate(),
    soundName: 'alarm.mp3',
    repeatType: 'minute',
    data: JSON.stringify(payload),
    priority: "max",
    importance: "max",
    visibility: "public",
    autoCancel: false,
});

alarm.mp3 exists in /app/src/main/res/raw/ folder and is 30 seconds long.

[spencerfontein]

I am having the same issue, but with remote notification coming from Firebase

[FredrikMBP]

This fork https://github.com/MaximusBaton/react-native-push-notification has been the only one that works for me. Unfortunately it's behind a few versions, but it'll have to do for now until we can get an official fix.

[spencerfontein]

I was able to get the sound to play but had to modify the Android code for the plugin, let me know if you need it

[FredrikMBP]

Yes, please post it @spencerfontein!

[andrejunges]

@spencerfontein can you post your solution? thx

[jean-ben-guigui]

@spencerfontein pleeeeeease. Your help would be gratefully appreciated :)

[moshekagan]

Hi @spencerfontein, like others I'm experiencing that same issue.
If you can share your solution it will be amazing!

[wregis]

I am experiencing this since I had to upgrade the to SDK 26. To see what happens, I added a log to RNPushNotificationHelper.java after notification.build(): Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Info: " + info)

On Android 7 it shows:

12-11 11:07:14.466  9084  9345 I RNPushNotification: Info: Notification(pri=1 contentView=null vibrate=[0,300] sound=android.resource://br.com.getrak.gconnect/2131427328 defaults=0x4 flags=0x10 color=0xffff6600 category=call vis=PRIVATE)

On Android O and above it shows:

12-11 11:27:59.444 32608 32655 I RNPushNotification: Info: Notification(channel=rn-push-notification-channel-id pri=1 contentView=null vibrate=null sound=null defaults=0x4 flags=0x10 color=0xffff6600 category=call vis=PRIVATE)

By now I have the following:

• react: ^16.5.1
• react-native: 0.57.0
• react-native-push-notification: ^3.1.2

build.gradle:

ext {
    buildToolsVersion = "27.0.3"
    minSdkVersion = 21
    compileSdkVersion = 26
    targetSdkVersion = 26
    supportLibVersion = "26.1.0"

    googlePlayServicesVersion = "+"
}

AndroidManifest.xml:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com;.xxx.myapp">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application
      android:name=".MainApplication"
      android:allowBackup="true"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_name"
            android:value="MyApp"/>
        <meta-data  android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.notification_channel_description"
            android:value="MyApp Alerts"/>

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
            android:launchMode="singleInstance">

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity android:name="com.facebook.react.devsupport.DevSettingsActivity" />

        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationPublisher" />
        <receiver android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationBootEventReceiver">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            </intent-filter>
        </receiver>
        <service android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationRegistrationService" />
        <service
            android:name="com.dieam.reactnativepushnotification.modules.RNPushNotificationListenerService"
            android:exported="false">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
            </intent-filter>
        </service>
    </application>

</manifest>

Be it a loca notification (schedules or not) or remote notification, only the default sound is played on Android 8.0+.

[moshekagan]

OK, I found this ref to the solution very helpful...
I just installed
npm install --save https://github.com/MaximusBaton/react-native-push-notification.git
and it's replaced the original module and working well on Android 8+.

[Gys]

https://github.com/MaximusBaton/react-native-push-notification.git was forked on July 4, so its a little behind on the original

[moshekagan]

Thank you @Gys, I saw that but currently, for my purpose, it's good enough until the original will be adopted that fix.

[codemeall]

Is the Notification sound issue is resolved in android? I see the the sound permission in notification is disabled. did anybody knows, how to resolve this?

[williamwilliamwilliam]

PR #1042 seems to fix the problem.

I had this problem until I used a fork that merged this.

[zabojad]

@zo0r PR https://github.com/zo0r/react-native-push-notification/pull/1042 is very much needed. Could you please do something to make it merged?

[kdpadhiyar]

I was able to get the sound to play but had to modify the Android code for the plugin, let me know if you need it

i need it if you can give me

[GPVSensing]

Its been a while but if you need the code, maybe I can assist. let me know

[Dallas62]

Hi;
Sounds are fixed on 3.4.0

[rikur]

@Dallas62 I don't think they're fixed in 3.4.0. I noticed that in Settings -> Apps -> Notifications, two channels are created with same names and descriptions: One with the sound and one without. However, no sound plays on Android.

UPDATE: I could just be that it doesn't play on the Emulator. Will check with real device later. However, I don't think there should be two channels in Settings?

[Dallas62]

Hi @rikur
Unfortunately, without a huge refactoring, sounds and notification can’t be handled properly.
Actually there is no real channel management, so each time notification settings change (sound, importance, vibration) a channel will be created.
In order to receive notification without posting local notification (to create the channel) a default channel has been created.
This is clearly not the right way the library should work. But to avoid huge refactoring (applications and library) it’s a workaround.
I will try to find time to change this but probably not in a short period of time.

[daheeahn]

remove .mp3
Then, it works!!!!