'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS (App Extension)

[Zurdge]

Description:
I'm trying to configure OneSignal for iOS however I'm getting an error saying "'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS

/Users/jamesburdge/Documents/GitHub/morasun-app/node_modules/react-native/React/Base/RCTKeyCommands.m:131:44: 'sharedApplication' is unavailable: not available on iOS (App Extension) - Use view controller based solutions where appropriate instead.

from file RCTKeyCommands.m

I've followed this guide and double checked everything
https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/react-native-sdk-setup
https://documentation.onesignal.com/docs/ios-sdk-app-groups-setup

Pod File

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
require_relative '../node_modules/react-native-unimodules/cocoapods.rb'
pod 'react-native-twilio-video-webrtc', path: '../node_modules/react-native-twilio-video-webrtc'
pod 'RNFS', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-fs'

platform :ios, '11.0'


target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do
  pod 'OneSignal', '>= 3.0', '< 4.0'
end

target 'MorasunApp' do
  use_unimodules!
  config = use_native_modules!

  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    # to enable hermes on iOS, change `false` to `true` and then install pods
    :hermes_enabled => false
  )

  pod 'RNFS', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-fs'

  pod 'react-native-background-timer', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-background-timer'

  target 'MorasunAppTests' do
    inherit! :complete
    # Pods for testing
  end

  # Enables Flipper.
  #
  # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
  # you should disable the next line.
  use_flipper!()

  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(installer)
  end
end

Environment

...
"react": "17.0.1",
"react-native": "0.64.2",
"react-native-onesignal": "^4.0.3",
...

Adding modules via npm install

[Zurdge]

Its shocking how the answers click into place after posting a issue on Github.

I needed to make a change to my post_install section of my apps PodFile

....

# Enables Flipper.
  #
  # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
  # you should disable the next line.
  use_flipper!()

  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(installer)

    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          config.build_settings['APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY'] = 'NO'
        end
      end

  end
end

I consider this more of a patch, I don't really know why it works but it does. If there is a better practice someone knows about I'd be keen to know.

[rgomezp]

Howdy,
Believe me I've been there! I believe this is a cocoa pods-specific issue. For a longer term fix, maybe try re-installing cocoapods and then re-installing all pods.

Hope this helps. Otherwise, it looks like you fixed it!

Enjoy!

[farukozdemirz]

Above solution didn't work for me.
Podfile:

....

  # Enables Flipper.
  #
  # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
  # you should disable the next line.
  use_flipper!()

  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(installer)
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings['APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY'] = 'NO'
      end
    end
  end
end

Environment

... "react": "17.0.1", "react-native": "0.65.1", "react-native-onesignal": "^4.3.1", ...

After applying the above change:

Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_RCTInspectorDevServerHelper

[mstankov]

Above solution didn't work for me. Podfile:

....

  # Enables Flipper.
  #
  # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
  # you should disable the next line.
  use_flipper!()

  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(installer)
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings['APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY'] = 'NO'
      end
    end
  end
end

Environment

... "react": "17.0.1", "react-native": "0.65.1", "react-native-onesignal": "^4.3.1", ...

After applying the above change:

Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_RCTInspectorDevServerHelper

Same here. Initial problem as described in the issue was fixed by adding APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY = 'NO' to each build. Now i'm getting Undefined symbols x86_64 error for RNPermissionHandlerNotifications in my case

Has anyone figured it out?

[SafiDS]

Went through this exact same issue and like @indapublic did, I had added the extension to my Podfile incorrectly. Just wanted to add some clarity.

This issue arises when you add Service's target inside your app's target.

This is wrong:

target 'app' do rn_path = '../node_modules/react-native' .... target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do pod 'OneSignal', '>= 2.9.3', '< 3.0' end end

This is correct:

`target 'app' do
rn_path = '../node_modules/react-native'
....
end

target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do
pod 'OneSignal', '>= 2.9.3', '< 3.0'
end`

This snippet needs to be its own top-level target and not a sub-target of your app.

Once corrected just run pod install again.

Sample Pod File

`require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

platform :ios, '11.0'

target 'AppName' do

permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'

pod 'Permission-Camera', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Camera"
pod 'Permission-MediaLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/MediaLibrary"
pod 'Permission-Microphone', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Microphone"
pod 'Permission-PhotoLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibrary"
pod 'Permission-PhotoLibraryAddOnly', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibraryAddOnly"

config = use_native_modules!

pod 'JWPlayer-SDK', '~> 3.16.0'

use_react_native!(
:path => config[:reactNativePath],
# to enable hermes on iOS, change false to true and then install pods
:hermes_enabled => false
)

target 'PlucTvTests' do
inherit! :complete
# Pods for testing
end
use_flipper!()

post_install do |installer|
react_native_post_install(installer)
installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
target.build_configurations.each do |config|
config.build_settings['APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY'] = 'NO'
end
end
end
end

target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do
pod 'OneSignal', '>= 3.0', '< 4.0'
end
`

[yadigar-prospr]

Additional info in case someone faces, if you're using Realm or somehow enabled use_frameworks!. You have to put it outside of target 'your_app' do

End of the day it must look like this:

use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
target 'myApp' do
  $static_framework = []
  ...
end

target 'myExtension' do
...
end

[emincer]

I'm having this issue now using

target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do
  pod 'OneSignalXCFramework', '>= 5.0.0', '< 6.0'
end