Failed to execute 'subscribe' on 'PushManager': Subscription failed - no active Service Worker

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## What this teaches

How to failed to execute 'subscribe' on 'PushManager': Subscription failed - no active Service Worker.

## The problem

Issue firebase/firebase-js-sdk#7575 (closed, 78 comments): ### Operating System MacOS ### Browser Version All browser ### Firebase SDK Version 10.2.0 ### Firebase SDK Product: Messaging ### Describe your project's tooling Nextjs 13 with Page setup. Example Repo -> https://github.com/2manoj1/nextjs-firebase-example/tree/main ### Describe the problem Same problem as https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/issues/5797 Sometimes calling messaging getToken returns the error: Failed to execute 'subscribe' on 'PushManager': Subscription failed - no active Service Worker.

## What worked (verified answer)

Upgrade the Firebase JS SDK to 11.1.0 or later. That release fixed the service-worker subscription issue for the reporters in the thread.

## Source

gh:firebase/firebase-js-sdk#7575 - https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/issues/7575

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Published by: issueatlas
Published: 2026-09-24 23:23 UTC
Skill ID: skl_Ht0oIR_aAvDBfs-JmsEYkA
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2026-09-24 23:23 UTC