iosapple-push-notificationsios10ios-app-extensionunnotificationserviceextension

iOS10 UNNotificationServiceExtension not called


Im implementing new iOS10 extension to use rich notifications. Im trying to test it on push notifications but is not working, I just receive a simple notification and is not going through the extension.

I did all that it's specified in the official sites and some other places:

As I said, I get the notification but never goes through the extension. I see how the OS tries to load the extension but then throws an error with no relevant description to identify the problem:

Dec 31 21:00:00 iPhone SpringBoard(libextension.dylib)[51] <Notice>: calling plugIn beginUsing:   
Dec 31 21:00:57 iPhone pkd[86] <Notice>: assigning plug-in com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension(1.0) to plugin sandbox   
Dec 31 21:03:57 iPhone pkd[86] <Notice>: enabling pid=51 for plug-in com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension(1.0) 38BB5FF1-2597-42E0-B950-169DBFA80573 /private/var/containers/Bundle/Application/A8C47706-C0EC-4FB1-ABA7-0118372F6900/testapp.app/PlugIns/NotificationWithAttachmentExtension.appex   
Dec 31 21:00:53 iPhone SpringBoard(PlugInKit)[51] <Notice>: plugin com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension interrupted   
Dec 31 21:03:56 iPhone SpringBoard(PlugInKit)[51] <Notice>: Hub connection error Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service named com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=connection to service named com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension}   
Jun 29 13:33:36 iPhone SpringBoard(libextension.dylib)[51] <Notice>: PlugInKit error in beginUsing:   
Jun 17 23:33:04 iPhone SpringBoard(libextension.dylib)[51] <Notice>: killing invalid plugIn   
Dec 31 21:00:00 iPhone SpringBoard(UserNotificationsServer)[51] <Error>: Extension error whilst trying to modify push notification F502-9B36: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4097 "connection to service named com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=connection to service named com.test.app.NotificationWithAttachmentExtension}   
Dec 31 21:00:00 iPhone SpringBoard(UserNotificationsServer)[51] <Notice>: [com.test.app] Saving notification F502-9B36   
Dec 31 21:00:00 iPhone SpringBoard(libextension.dylib)[51] <Notice>: completed calling plugIn beginUsing: for pid: 0  

Relevant extension .plist:

  <dict>
    <key>NSExtensionAttributes</key>
    <dict>
      <key>UNNotificationExtensionCategory</key>
      <string>attachmentCategory</string>
      <key>UNNotificationExtensionInitialContentSizeRatio</key>
      <real>1</real>
    </dict>
        <key>NSExtensionPointIdentifier</key>
        <string>com.apple.usernotifications.service</string>
        <key>NSExtensionPrincipalClass</key>
        <string>$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).NotificationService</string>
  </dict>

What's wrong or missing?


Solution

  • Finally I have this working correctly, and this is what I remember from this issue.

    1) Do not use devices with iOS10 beta version, because one of the problems I had was because I was using a beta version.

    2) only the app requres APNS entitlements, this is not required for the privisoning used for the extension.

    3) I was using a provisioning profile matching the id of the extension (not wildcard), anyway I cannot confirm if it works fine or not with wildcard.

    4) NSExtensionAttributes are not required, just use NSExtensionPointIdentifier and NSExtensionPrincipalClass for the extension .plist. Unless you are using your own layout

    5) This is working even using iOS 9 token registration methods.

    6) don't forget mutable-content value in the payload coming in the push notification, this is the only mandatory value you need from the server to go through the extension.

    I think this covers all the problems I had