[firebase_messaging]: iOS is not receiving the push notifications with apns-push-type = background

[mohsinnaqvi606]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues.

Which plugins are affected?

Messaging

Which platforms are affected?

iOS

Description

iOS is not receiving the push notifications with apns-push-type = background, it only receives push notifications with the apns-push-type = alert.

Type alert payload

{
    "aps": {
        "alert": {
            "title": "Missed Call",
            "body": "John Doe"
        }
    }
}

Type background payload

{
    "aps": {
        "content-available": 1
    },
    "data": {
        "incomingCall": {
            "caller": {
                "name": "John Doe",
                "number": "1234"
            }
        }
    }
}

Reproducing the issue

Use this payload to send notifications to the IOS.

{
"aps": {
"content-available": 1,
"sound": "",
"badge": 3,
"alert": ""
},
"data": {
"badge": "23",
"silent": "false",
"stat": "false",
"dataId": "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58",
"unreadTextConversations": "2",
"notificationType": "NewTextMessage",
"urgent": "urgent",
"message": "Secure text from Holby, John R",
"value": "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58"
}
}
{
"aps": {
"content-available": 1,
"sound": "",
"badge": 3,
"alert": ""
},
"data": {
"badge": "23",
"silent": "false",
"stat": "false",
"dataId": "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58",
"unreadTextConversations": "2",
"notificationType": "NewTextMessage",
"urgent": "urgent",
"message": "Secure text from Holby, John R",
"value": "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58"
}
}

Firebase Core version

3.6.0

Flutter Version

3.24.4

Relevant Log Output

I have tried native code on IOS and the App is receiving notifications, but firebase_messaginig is not working with silent/data-only notification.

I used this code, on the native side

   override func application(
          _ application: UIApplication,
          didReceiveRemoteNotification userInfo: [AnyHashable : Any],
          fetchCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UIBackgroundFetchResult) -> Void
      ) {
          // Process the notification data
          if let dataPayload = userInfo["data"] as? [String: Any] {
              // Handle your background task here
              print(userInfo);
              print("Received background notification with data: \(dataPayload)")
          }
          
          completionHandler(.newData)
      }


this is output after receiving a notification

[AnyHashable("data"): {
    badge = 23;
    dataId = "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58";
    message = "Secure text from Holby, John R";
    notificationType = NewTextMessage;
    silent = false;
    stat = false;
    unreadTextConversations = 2;
    urgent = urgent;
    value = "f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58";
}, AnyHashable("aps"): {
    alert = "";
    badge = 3;
    "content-available" = 1;
    sound = "";
}]
Received background notification with data: ["value": f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58, "urgent": urgent, "stat": false, "silent": false, "dataId": f9d2c97d-d4c0-ee11-85f9-6045bd014a58, "message": Secure text from Holby, John R, "notificationType": NewTextMessage, "badge": 23, "unreadTextConversations": 2]

Flutter dependencies

Expand Flutter dependencies snippet

Dart SDK 3.5.4
Flutter SDK 3.24.4
doctoc 4.0.0+30830

dependencies:
- audioplayers 6.1.0 [audioplayers_android audioplayers_darwin audioplayers_linux audioplayers_platform_interface audioplayers_web audioplayers_windows file flutter http meta path_provider synchronized uuid]
- avatar_glow 3.0.1 [flutter]
- cached_network_image 3.4.1 [cached_network_image_platform_interface cached_network_image_web flutter flutter_cache_manager octo_image]
- cupertino_icons 1.0.8
- device_info_plus 11.1.0 [device_info_plus_platform_interface ffi file flutter flutter_web_plugins meta web win32 win32_registry]
- easy_sticky_header 1.1.1 [flutter]
- file_picker 8.1.3 [flutter flutter_web_plugins flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle plugin_platform_interface ffi path win32 cross_file web]
- firebase_analytics 11.3.3 [firebase_analytics_platform_interface firebase_analytics_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter]
- firebase_core 3.6.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_core_web flutter meta]
- firebase_crashlytics 4.1.3 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface flutter stack_trace]
- firebase_messaging 15.1.3 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_messaging_platform_interface firebase_messaging_web flutter meta]
- flutter 0.0.0 [characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math sky_engine]
- flutter_cached_pdfview 0.4.3 [flutter flutter_pdfview flutter_cache_manager path_provider path]
- flutter_local_notifications 17.2.4 [clock flutter flutter_local_notifications_linux flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface timezone]
- flutter_svg 2.0.12 [flutter http vector_graphics vector_graphics_codec vector_graphics_compiler]
- flutter_widget_from_html 0.15.2 [flutter flutter_widget_from_html_core fwfh_cached_network_image fwfh_chewie fwfh_just_audio fwfh_svg fwfh_url_launcher fwfh_webview html]
- get 4.6.6 [flutter]
- get_storage 2.1.1 [flutter get path_provider]
- http 1.2.2 [async http_parser meta web]
- image_picker 1.1.2 [flutter image_picker_android image_picker_for_web image_picker_ios image_picker_linux image_picker_macos image_picker_platform_interface image_picker_windows]
- in_app_update 4.2.3 [flutter]
- intl 0.19.0 [clock meta path]
- local_auth 2.3.0 [flutter local_auth_android local_auth_darwin local_auth_platform_interface local_auth_windows]
- percent_indicator 4.2.3 [flutter]
- section_view 2.0.6 [flutter flutter_list_view]
- textfield_tags 3.0.1 [flutter]
- url_launcher 6.3.1 [flutter url_launcher_android url_launcher_ios url_launcher_linux url_launcher_macos url_launcher_platform_interface url_launcher_web url_launcher_windows]

dev dependencies:
- flutter_test 0.0.0 [flutter test_api matcher path fake_async clock stack_trace vector_math leak_tracker_flutter_testing async boolean_selector characters collection leak_tracker leak_tracker_testing material_color_utilities meta source_span stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph vm_service]

transitive dependencies:
- _flutterfire_internals 1.3.44 [collection firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
- args 2.6.0
- async 2.11.0 [collection meta]
- audio_session 0.1.21 [flutter flutter_web_plugins rxdart meta]
- audioplayers_android 5.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_darwin 6.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_linux 4.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_platform_interface 7.0.0 [collection flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- audioplayers_web 5.0.1 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins web]
- audioplayers_windows 4.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- boolean_selector 2.1.1 [source_span string_scanner]
- cached_network_image_platform_interface 4.1.1 [flutter flutter_cache_manager]
- cached_network_image_web 1.3.1 [cached_network_image_platform_interface flutter flutter_cache_manager web]
- characters 1.3.0
- chewie 1.8.5 [cupertino_icons flutter provider video_player wakelock_plus]
- clock 1.1.1
- collection 1.18.0
- cross_file 0.3.4+2 [meta web]
- crypto 3.0.6 [typed_data]
- csslib 1.0.2 [source_span]
- dbus 0.7.10 [args ffi meta xml]
- device_info_plus_platform_interface 7.0.1 [flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- fake_async 1.3.1 [clock collection]
- ffi 2.1.3
- file 7.0.1 [meta path]
- file_selector_linux 0.9.3 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- file_selector_macos 0.9.4+2 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- file_selector_platform_interface 2.6.2 [cross_file flutter http plugin_platform_interface]
- file_selector_windows 0.9.3+3 [cross_file file_selector_platform_interface flutter]
- firebase_analytics_platform_interface 4.2.5 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_analytics_web 0.5.10+2 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_analytics_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins]
- firebase_core_platform_interface 5.3.0 [collection flutter flutter_test meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_core_web 2.18.1 [firebase_core_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins meta web]
- firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface 3.6.44 [_flutterfire_internals collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_messaging_platform_interface 4.5.46 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_messaging_web 3.9.2 [_flutterfire_internals firebase_core firebase_core_web firebase_messaging_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins meta web]
- fixnum 1.1.1
- flutter_cache_manager 3.4.1 [clock collection file flutter http path path_provider rxdart sqflite uuid]
- flutter_list_view 1.1.28 [flutter]
- flutter_local_notifications_linux 4.0.1 [dbus ffi flutter flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface path xdg_directories]
- flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface 7.2.0 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- flutter_pdfview 1.3.4 [flutter]
- flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle 2.0.23 [flutter]
- flutter_web_plugins 0.0.0 [flutter characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math]
- flutter_widget_from_html_core 0.15.2 [csslib flutter html logging]
- fwfh_cached_network_image 0.14.3 [cached_network_image flutter flutter_cache_manager flutter_widget_from_html_core]
- fwfh_chewie 0.14.8 [chewie flutter flutter_widget_from_html_core video_player]
- fwfh_just_audio 0.15.2 [flutter flutter_widget_from_html_core just_audio]
- fwfh_svg 0.8.3 [flutter flutter_svg flutter_widget_from_html_core]
- fwfh_url_launcher 0.9.1 [flutter flutter_widget_from_html_core url_launcher]
- fwfh_webview 0.15.2 [flutter flutter_widget_from_html_core logging web webview_flutter webview_flutter_android webview_flutter_wkwebview]
- html 0.15.5 [csslib source_span]
- http_parser 4.0.2 [collection source_span string_scanner typed_data]
- image_picker_android 0.8.12+17 [flutter flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_for_web 3.0.6 [flutter flutter_web_plugins image_picker_platform_interface mime web]
- image_picker_ios 0.8.12+1 [flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_linux 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_linux file_selector_platform_interface flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_macos 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_macos file_selector_platform_interface flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_platform_interface 2.10.0 [cross_file flutter http plugin_platform_interface]
- image_picker_windows 0.2.1+1 [file_selector_platform_interface file_selector_windows flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- just_audio 0.9.42 [just_audio_platform_interface just_audio_web audio_session rxdart path path_provider async uuid crypto meta flutter]
- just_audio_platform_interface 4.3.0 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- just_audio_web 0.4.13 [just_audio_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins web]
- leak_tracker 10.0.5 [clock collection meta path vm_service]
- leak_tracker_flutter_testing 3.0.5 [flutter leak_tracker leak_tracker_testing matcher meta]
- leak_tracker_testing 3.0.1 [leak_tracker matcher meta]
- local_auth_android 1.0.46 [flutter flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle intl local_auth_platform_interface]
- local_auth_darwin 1.4.1 [flutter intl local_auth_platform_interface]
- local_auth_platform_interface 1.0.10 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- local_auth_windows 1.0.11 [flutter local_auth_platform_interface]
- logging 1.3.0
- matcher 0.12.16+1 [async meta stack_trace term_glyph test_api]
- material_color_utilities 0.11.1 [collection]
- meta 1.15.0
- mime 2.0.0
- nested 1.0.0 [flutter]
- octo_image 2.1.0 [flutter]
- package_info_plus 8.1.0 [ffi flutter flutter_web_plugins http meta path package_info_plus_platform_interface web win32 clock]
- package_info_plus_platform_interface 3.0.1 [flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- path 1.9.0
- path_parsing 1.1.0 [meta vector_math]
- path_provider 2.1.5 [flutter path_provider_android path_provider_foundation path_provider_linux path_provider_platform_interface path_provider_windows]
- path_provider_android 2.2.12 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_foundation 2.4.0 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_linux 2.2.1 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface xdg_directories]
- path_provider_platform_interface 2.1.2 [flutter platform plugin_platform_interface]
- path_provider_windows 2.3.0 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface]
- petitparser 6.0.2 [meta]
- platform 3.1.6
- plugin_platform_interface 2.1.8 [meta]
- provider 6.1.2 [collection flutter nested]
- push 2.3.0 [flutter push_platform_interface push_android push_ios push_macos]
- push_android 0.6.0 [flutter push_platform_interface]
- push_ios 0.5.1 [flutter push_platform_interface]
- push_macos 0.0.1 [flutter cupertino_icons]
- push_platform_interface 0.6.0 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- rxdart 0.28.0
- sky_engine 0.0.99
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- sqflite 2.4.0 [flutter sqflite_android sqflite_darwin sqflite_platform_interface sqflite_common path]
- sqflite_android 2.4.0 [flutter sqflite_common path sqflite_platform_interface]
- sqflite_common 2.5.4+5 [synchronized path meta]
- sqflite_darwin 2.4.1-1 [flutter sqflite_platform_interface meta sqflite_common path]
- sqflite_platform_interface 2.4.0 [flutter platform sqflite_common plugin_platform_interface meta]
- stack_trace 1.11.1 [path]
- stream_channel 2.1.2 [async]
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- synchronized 3.3.0+3
- term_glyph 1.2.1
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- timezone 0.9.4 [path]
- typed_data 1.4.0 [collection]
- url_launcher_android 6.3.14 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_ios 6.3.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_linux 3.2.0 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_macos 3.2.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_platform_interface 2.3.2 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_web 2.3.3 [flutter flutter_web_plugins url_launcher_platform_interface web]
- url_launcher_windows 3.1.3 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- uuid 4.5.1 [crypto sprintf meta fixnum]
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Additional context and comments

Android it's working perfectly, but IOS is working only for the foreground. On background, nothing happening

[russellwheatley]

@mohsinnaqvi606 - this fix has been merged: #13525

Slated for a release tomorrow 👍

[mohsinnaqvi606]

@russellwheatley Thanks.
I hope everything will work fine.

[kangmyonggyu]

@russellwheatley I have switched latest version, but ios background notification does not working properly on release mode

firebase_messaging:
git:
url: https://github.com/firebase/flutterfire.git
path: packages/firebase_messaging/firebase_messaging
ref: main

[stam0912]

@mohsinnaqvi606 - this fix has been merged: #13525

Slated for a release tomorrow 👍

Hi @russellwheatley ,

The latest release is not compatible with other packages I'm using. I'm not able to upgrade the package.
Do you have any work around for
firebase_messaging: ^15.1.0
firebase_core: ^3.4.0

Thank you.

[mohsinnaqvi606]

The latest version is still not working on IOS. Unable to receive silent notification into the App in any state(Foreground, Background, or Terminated).

Has anyone found a solution?

[mohsinnaqvi606]

@russellwheatley any update on this?
The app is in production and the feature is broken. Please share update/progress on this.

[stam0912]

The latest version is still not working on IOS. Unable to receive silent notification into the App in any state(Foreground, Background, or Terminated).

Has anyone found a solution?

@mohsinnaqvi606 I ended up implementing a notification service extension to handle the incoming silent notification and show a custom push notification. It seems like it's working even if the app is running in the background.

You can find information here.

I updated my fcm in the following structure:

{ "topic": topicName, "android": { "priority": "high", "data": { "data1": data1, "data2": data2 } } "apns":{ "header": { "apns-priority": "10" }, payload:{ "aps":{ "badge": 1, "sound": yourChoiceOfSound, "vibrate": "true", "content-available": 1, "mutable-content": 1, "alert":{ "title": defaultTitle, "body": defaultBody, } }, "data1": data1, "data2": data2 } } }

I use data only messages because I want to show custom notification. I use awesome_notifications to show custom notification only on Android, and I implement the notification service extension to do the same on iOS.

[mohsinnaqvi606]

@stam0912 can you share the code?

I need to show custom notifications with custom sounds on the base of the notification type. I also need to navigate on different screens.

Is it all possible by Notification Service Extension ?