[Bug]: Push notifications deep links not working on cold start when prod build

[undeadborn]

Which Platforms?

Android

Which React Native Version?

0.79.6

Which @braze/expo-plugin version?

4.0.0

Which @braze/react-native-sdk SDK version?

19.0.0

Repro Rate

100%

Steps To Reproduce

The issue happens only on Android cold starts when in a prod build.

Everything works fine on local development.
Everything works fine on iOS.

How to reproduce:

1. Setup Braze on Expo project with new architecture enabled
2. Use the following Expo configuration

androidApiKey: "android-api-key",
iosApiKey: "ios-api-key",
baseUrl: "base-url",
enableFirebaseCloudMessaging: true,
firebaseCloudMessagingSenderId: "firebase-cloud-messaging-sender-id",
androidHandlePushDeepLinksAutomatically: true,
enableBrazeIosPush: true,

3. Call Braze.getInitialPushPayload on app startup to check for the url prop to redirect

Expected Behavior

• Braze.getInitialPushPayload must return the push payload
• App should redirect to the deep link

Actual Incorrect Behavior

• Braze.getInitialPushPayload always returns null
• App is not redirecting to the deep link

Verbose Logs

Additional Information

This issue almost look like braze-inc/braze-react-native-sdk#301 (comment)

This issue happened just after upgrading from Expo 52 to Expo 53 and enabled new architecture.

Since braze/react-native-sdk latest version 19.0.0 mentions to include BrazeReactUtils.populateInitialPushPayloadFromIntent(intent) on MainActivity.kt I tried creating a custom Expo plugin to include that line, but we get the same result.

[jkcailteux]

The Braze Expo Plugin should be adding in BrazeReactUtils.populateInitialPushPayloadFromIntent(intent). Do you not see that in your generated activities?

[undeadborn]

@jkcailteux nope, is not adding anything to the MainActivity.kt file.
I run npx expo prebuild --clean again just to make sure and is not adding the line.