Push Notifications not working on IOS (DeviceNotRegistered on Notifications Tool network tab)

Expo SDK
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Please provide the following:

  1. SDK Version: 36
  2. Platforms(Android/iOS/web/all): IOS

Hello I’m having issues receiving Push Notifications on IOS. I buit a standalone app with custom certificates and provisioning profile as well as a push notification .p8 key. The app is distributed to testers using the Firebase App distribution service. However, when we use the Expo Notification tool, we get no response / no push notification on the test device. Checking the network tab shows a ‘DeviceNotRegistered’ error.

This works on Android across multiple devices so far. Please what are things we could try to get this fixed.

Thanks

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Hi! Sorry you’re having trouble with notifications :frowning: it’s hard to debug with the push notification tool sometimes, so can you try sending a push notification via your terminal or server? And then with the push ticket retrieve the push receipt which should contain information about the error.

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Hello! Thanks for reaching out!

Here is the receipt from running push on the terminal

{"data":{"status":"error","message":"\"ExponentPushToken[JsTmo-DTXINFiSZ9jsZbvv]\" is not a registered push notification recipient","details":{"error":"DeviceNotRegistered"}}}
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I’m having the same issue/message,
Expo SDK: 36.0.0

Steps

  1. Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync() used to get client token and show an alert
let token = await Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync();
alert(token + "\n" + token.toLowerCase());
  1. Build the standalone iOS Project
$ expo build:ios
  1. Download .ipa; use Transporter.app to upload .ipa to appstoreconnect; Invite user to TestFlight to test the build; User accepts invite and installs build
  2. Upon launch, app asks for push notification permissions; user hits Allow
  3. App shows alert with ExponentPushToken[...]
  4. Turn iPhone screen off (to ensure app isn’t in foreground/active)
  5. Plug that token into expo push tool, hit send

Expected Behavior
8. Notification should pop up on phone
9. Use quick node.js script and expo-server-sdk to push to token
10. Notification should pop up on phone

Actual Behavior
8. No notification received on phone
9. Use quick node.js script and expo-server-sdk to push to token
10. No notification received on phone + error:

[ { status: 'error',
    message:
     '"ExponentPushToken[...]" is not a registered push notification recipient',
    details: { error: 'DeviceNotRegistered' } } ]
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the DeviceNotRegistered error usually means that the recipient device does not have the proper permissions enabled to receive notifications from that app. Double-check that the push token is correct and current (it changes across app installs), and that you have allowed push notifications

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@charliecruzan I can confirm that the token is correct and the permissions are all enabled. But the error still persists :disappointed:

I don’t want to have to eject because of this. Is there any other thing I can try?

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Yeah, we should be able to figure this one out without you needing to eject. Can you give me the experience name? it should look something like @<your-username>/<project-name>

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Sure, can we do this in a private medium?

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:+1: if you’re in the Expo Developer slack, my name is Charlie Cruzan and you can message me on there

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Oh sure!

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I’ll reach out on slack too. Please update this thread if you guys figure it out, sounds like we’re having the same issue.

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