Pinpoint notifications not opening app targeting Android 12

[cirion]

Describe the bug
When targeting Android SDK 31, notifications appear successfully, but tapping them just dismisses the notification without opening the app.

To Reproduce

Set up push notifications as described in the docs.

Set the app targetSdk 31.

Send a push notification to the device, configured to open the app or a URL.

Tap on the push notification.

Which AWS service(s) are affected?

Pinpoint notifications for Android.

Expected behavior
Tapping the notification should open the app, deeplink, or URL set in the notification.

Environment Information (please complete the following information):

• AWS Android SDK Version: 2.37.1
• Device: Various, including Pixel 6
• Android Version: 12 / API 31
• Specific to simulators: No

Additional context

Opening the app from a notification works fine with the targetSdk set to 30.

The relevant part of the log seems to be the following:

I/ActivityTaskManager: START u0 {act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=https://example.com/... flg=0x10000000 cmp=org.mozilla.firefox/org.mozilla.fenix.IntentReceiverActivity} from uid 10335
E/NotificationService: Indirect notification activity start (trampoline) from com.example.android.debug blocked
W/ActivityTaskManager: Background activity start [callingPackage: com.example.android.debug; callingUid: 10335; appSwitchAllowed: true; isCallingUidForeground: false; callingUidHasAnyVisibleWindow: false; callingUidProcState: RECEIVER; isCallingUidPersistentSystemProcess: false; realCallingUid: 10335; isRealCallingUidForeground: false; realCallingUidHasAnyVisibleWindow: false; realCallingUidProcState: RECEIVER; isRealCallingUidPersistentSystemProcess: false; originatingPendingIntent: null; allowBackgroundActivityStart: false; intent: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=https://example.com/... flg=0x10000000 cmp=org.mozilla.firefox/org.mozilla.fenix.IntentReceiverActivity }; callerApp: ProcessRecord{efeb5fb 28572:com.example.android.debug/u0a335}; inVisibleTask: false]
E/ActivityTaskManager: Abort background activity starts from 10335

This seems to be related to a change in Android 12 to disallow starting activities from services or receivers that were opened by a notification.

[tjleing]

I was able to reproduce this issue. Looks like @sktimalsina updated the PendingIntent code on showing the notification, but actually processing opening the notification was not updated yet. As mentioned in #2326 a fix for this might end up fixing both.

[sokarcreative]

Any news ? I have the same problem too.

[mattlenehan]

🙋‍♂️ I'm having this problem too, please help 🙏

[nzayatz14]

@tjleing I also am having this issue on 2.40.0

As far as I can tell the changes need to be made to the PinpointNotificationReceiver.

This is a pretty good tutorial I found for updating this: (https://proandroiddev.com/notification-trampoline-restrictions-android12-7d2a8b15bbe2)

[tylerjroach]

This issue has been resolved and is live in v2.48.0.