Android Heads Up Notification not working

SDK 40.0.1
Android (Pixel 3a)
expo-server-sdk 3.6.0

Hi, I’m having some issues with heads up notifications. I can send notifications with no problem except they won’t show as heads up, they only appear in the notifications tab.

Here’s the code for the client and server side:

export const registerForPushNotificationsAsync = async () => {
	if (Constants.isDevice) {
		const { status: existingStatus } =
			await Notifications.getPermissionsAsync();
		let finalStatus = existingStatus;
		if (existingStatus !== 'granted') {
			const { status } = await Notifications.requestPermissionsAsync();
			finalStatus = status;
		}
		if (finalStatus !== 'granted') {
			alert('Failed to get push token for push notification!');
			return;
		}
		const token = (await Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync()).data;
		return token;
	} else {
		alert('Must use physical device for Push Notifications');
	}

	if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
		Notifications.setNotificationChannelAsync('default', {
			name: 'default',
			importance: Notifications.AndroidImportance.MAX,
			vibrationPattern: [0, 250, 250, 250],
			lightColor: '#FF231F7C',
		});
	}
};
const { Expo } = require('expo-server-sdk');
// Create a new Expo client
const expo = new Expo();
const sendNotifications = async (pushTokens, title, body) => {
	try {
		// Create the messages that you want to send to clents
		let messages = [];
		for (let pushToken of pushTokens) {
			// Check that all your push tokens appear to be valid Expo push tokens
			if (!Expo.isExpoPushToken(pushToken)) {
				console.error(`Push token ${pushToken} is not a valid Expo push token`);
				continue;
			}
			// Construct a message
			const message = {
				to: pushToken,

				sound: 'default',
				title,
				body,
				priority: 'high',
			};
			messages.push(message);
		}
		// Batching nofications
		let chunks = expo.chunkPushNotifications(messages);
		let tickets = [];
		(async () => {
			for (let chunk of chunks) {
				try {
					let ticketChunk = await expo.sendPushNotificationsAsync(chunk);
					console.log(ticketChunk);
					tickets.push(...ticketChunk);
				} catch (error) {
					console.error(error);
				}
			}
		})();
	} catch (err) {
		console.log(err);
	}
};

module.exports = {
	sendNotifications,
	expo,
};

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hey @f0nt41n3, have you been able to test this on any other Android devices aside from the Pixel 3a?

Hi Adam,
I’ll try to get another device and test it tomorrow.

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Hi Adam,
I tested the notifications in a Motorola one vision and encountered the same issue.

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