After more research the issue seems to be, how the image is handled within the NotificationService, which results in no thumbnail being shown.
Anybody knows what needs to be done differently here?
Please see below the Swift code for reference
import UserNotifications
import UIKit
class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
var contentHandler: ((UNNotificationContent) -> Void)?
var bestAttemptContent: UNMutableNotificationContent?
override func didReceive(_ request: UNNotificationRequest, withContentHandler contentHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationContent) -> Void) {
self.contentHandler = contentHandler
bestAttemptContent = (request.content.mutableCopy() as? UNMutableNotificationContent)
if let bestAttemptContent = bestAttemptContent {
// Modify the notification content here...
bestAttemptContent.title = "\(bestAttemptContent.title) [modified]"
var urlString:String? = nil
if let urlImageString = request.content.userInfo["image"] as? String {
urlString = urlImageString
}
loadAttachment(for: urlString, withType: "jpg") { attachment in
if let attachment = attachment {
// Set the attachment and the content handler only if the image is successfully loaded
bestAttemptContent.attachments = [attachment]
}
// Complete the notification modification process
contentHandler(bestAttemptContent)
}
}
}
override func serviceExtensionTimeWillExpire() {
// Called just before the extension will be terminated by the system.
// Use this as an opportunity to deliver your "best attempt" at modified content, otherwise the original push payload will be used.
if let contentHandler = contentHandler, let bestAttemptContent = bestAttemptContent {
contentHandler(bestAttemptContent)
}
}
}
extension NotificationService {
func loadAttachment(for urlString: String?, withType type: String, completionHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationAttachment?) -> Void) {
guard let urlString, let attachmentURL = URL(string: urlString) else {
completionHandler(nil)
return
}
let fileExt = "jpg"
let session = URLSession(configuration: .default)
session.downloadTask(with: attachmentURL) { (temporaryFileLocation, response, error) in
if let error = error {
print("Error while downloading image: \(error)")
completionHandler(nil)
} else if let temporaryFileLocation {
let fileManager = FileManager.default
let localURL = URL.documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("note_image", conformingTo: .jpeg).appendingPathExtension(fileExt)
do {
try fileManager.moveItem(at: temporaryFileLocation, to: localURL)
print("File moved to \(localURL)")
// Adding the type hint option along with the thumbnail hidden key
let attachment = try UNNotificationAttachment(
identifier: UUID().uuidString,
url: localURL,
options: [
UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsTypeHintKey:
"public.jpeg", // Type hint for JPEG image
UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailHiddenKey: NSNumber(booleanLiteral: false)
]
)
completionHandler(attachment)
} catch {
print("Got an error while parsing attachment image: \(error)")
completionHandler(nil)
}
} else {
completionHandler(nil)
}
}.resume()
}
}
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here is how it currently looks, when the user 3d presses on the push notification:
and here where I want to see the image as thumbnail as well:
found the solution, deployment targets of service extension and main need to be aligned. Service extension can't have a higher deployment target than main
App got approved :)
Not sure what helped the most, but contacting the AppReview Team through the contact form seem to have pushed it over the finish line.