[🐛 @react-native-firebase/messaging] Android - getInitialNotification always returns null in expo managed app with folder based routing

[HassanKhan96]

Issue

Every time I open my app from notification press getInitialNotification returns null in Android. I am using @react-native-firebase/messaging without expo-notification module. I am receiving notification from a topic instead of the device token. It is working fine in expo IOS and react native cli project but not working in expo android.

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Code:

private setupNotificationOpenedHandler(
  onNotificationOpenFromBackground: (
    data: FirebaseMessagingTypes.RemoteMessage
  ) => void
): void {
  // Handle notification opened when app is in background
  onNotificationOpenedApp(this.messaging, (remoteMessage) => {
    console.log(
      "Notification caused app to open from background state:",
      remoteMessage
    );
    this.handleNotificationOpened(remoteMessage);
  });

  // Handle notification opened when app is completely closed
  getInitialNotification(this.messaging).then((remoteMessage) => {
    console.log("opened for BG", remoteMessage);
    if (remoteMessage) {
      console.log(
        "Notification caused app to open from quit state:",
        remoteMessage
      );
      onNotificationOpenFromBackground(remoteMessage);
    }
  });
}

package.json:

 "dependencies": {
    "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.2",
    "@notifee/react-native": "^9.1.8",
    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "1.23.1",
    "@react-native-community/datetimepicker": "8.2.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^23.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/auth": "^23.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "^23.0.0",
    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.2.0",
    "@react-navigation/drawer": "^7.3.11",
    "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.9",
    "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^2.7.0",
    "expo": "~52.0.46",
    "expo-blur": "~14.0.3",
    "expo-build-properties": "~0.13.3",
    "expo-constants": "~17.0.8",
    "expo-dev-client": "~5.0.20",
    "expo-font": "~13.0.4",
    "expo-haptics": "~14.0.1",
    "expo-image": "~2.0.7",
    "expo-image-picker": "~16.0.6",
    "expo-linking": "~7.0.5",
    "expo-router": "~4.0.20",
    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.29.24",
    "expo-status-bar": "~2.0.1",
    "expo-symbols": "~0.2.2",
    "expo-system-ui": "~4.0.9",
    "expo-updates": "~0.27.4",
    "expo-web-browser": "~14.0.2",
    "firebase": "^11.6.1",
    "formik": "^2.4.6",
    "moment": "^2.30.1",
    "react": "18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "18.3.1",
    "react-native": "0.76.9",
    "react-native-calendars": "^1.1312.0",
    "react-native-draggable-flatlist": "^4.0.3",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.20.2",
    "react-native-paper": "^5.14.0",
    "react-native-paper-dates": "^0.22.47",
    "react-native-reanimated": "~3.16.1",
    "react-native-responsive-screen": "^1.4.2",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.12.0",
    "react-native-screens": "~4.4.0",
    "react-native-web": "~0.19.13",
    "react-native-webview": "13.12.5",
    "react-native-wheel-color-picker": "^1.3.1",
    "react-redux": "^9.2.0",
    "redux-persist": "^6.0.0",
    "spacetime": "^7.10.0",
    "yup": "^1.6.1"
  }

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