Attempting to badge the application icon but haven't received permission from the user to badge the application : iOS 8 Xcode 6
I am checking my app compatibility with iOS 8, I am getting following Log in console "Attempting to badge the application icon but haven't received permission from the user to badge the application" . Can anyone please help me to get rid of this warning. And Yes, my app shows Badges on App Icon and TabBar Icon.
Here is What I did in my AppDelegate
- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
// registering for remote notifications
[self registerForRemoteNotification];
return YES;
}
- (void)registerForRemoteNotification {
if (SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(@"8.0")) {
UIUserNotificationType types = UIUserNotificationTypeSound | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge | UIUserNotificationTypeAlert;
UIUserNotificationSettings *notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:types categories:nil];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];
} else {
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
}
}
#ifdef __IPHONE_8_0
- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(UIUserNotificationSettings *)notificationSettings {
[application registerForRemoteNotifications];
}
#endif
Apple makes new API for registering notifications and working with badges.
See WWDC 2014 session video: https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2014/?id=713 , http://asciiwwdc.com/2014/sessions/713 (text version) and https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplication_Class/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/UIApplication/registerUserNotificationSettings:
User can change permissions for every UIUserNotificationType (UIUserNotificationTypeBadge, UIUserNotificationTypeSound, UIUserNotificationTypeAlert)
in Settings.
Before changing badge you must check permissions.
Code sample from my AppDelegate:
- (BOOL)checkNotificationType:(UIUserNotificationType)type
{
UIUserNotificationSettings *currentSettings = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] currentUserNotificationSettings];
return (currentSettings.types & type);
}
- (void)setApplicationBadgeNumber:(NSInteger)badgeNumber
{
UIApplication *application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];
if(SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(@"8.0")) {
application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = badgeNumber;
}
else {
if ([self checkNotificationType:UIUserNotificationTypeBadge]) {
NSLog(@"badge number changed to %d", badgeNumber);
application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = badgeNumber;
}
else {
NSLog(@"access denied for UIUserNotificationTypeBadge");
}
}
}
#define SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(v) ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] compare:v options:NSNumericSearch] == NSOrderedAscending)
The currentUserNotificationSettings method is available in the UI application instance and will give you the most up-to-date user notification preferences.
Working with badge number:
[self setApplicationBadgeNumber:0];
instead of
application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;
You can use
#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 80000
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] respondsToSelector:@selector(registerUserNotificationSettings:)])
{
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerUserNotificationSettings:[UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:(UIUserNotificationTypeSound | UIUserNotificationTypeAlert | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge) categories:nil]];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotifications];
} else
{
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:
(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
}
#else
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:
(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];
#endif
I came across this answer whilst looking for a solution in Swift. I have done the following (assuming iOS 8):
UIApplication.sharedApplication().registerUserNotificationSettings(UIUserNotificationSettings(forTypes: UIUserNotificationType.Sound | UIUserNotificationType.Alert | UIUserNotificationType.Badge, categories: nil))
UIApplication.sharedApplication().registerForRemoteNotifications()
Rather than checking the IOS Version i would check if the UIUserNotificationSettings exists and register for BadgeType like we used to do with remote notifications.
Class userNotification = NSClassFromString(@"UIUserNotificationSettings");
if (userNotification)
{
UIUserNotificationSettings* notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:UIUserNotificationTypeAlert | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge | UIUserNotificationTypeSound categories:nil];
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];
}