npm / expo-notifications
expo-notifications
What changed in expo-notifications 58, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-18.
4 new APIs and options3 fixes and other
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New APIs and options 4
Adds an API to check the exact alarm permission.
Adds an API to request the exact alarm permission.
Android now supports grouping notifications via threadIdentifier.
Adds a config plugin option to skip the APNs entitlement for apps that use only local notifications; defaults to true.
Fixes and other changes 3
On iOS, handles handleNotificationAsync on the main queue to fix a crash when a JS notification handler responds as a foreground notification times out or another arrives.
Native push token requests can retry after a transient failure while preserving shared in-flight requests.
Fixes notification action buttons going missing after an app update that changes R8 minification, until the app is opened again.