react-native-onesignal Android crash: Illegal callback invocation from native module

TL;DR

Upgrade react-native-onesignal past the May 2022 fix release. The OneSignal team shipped a permanent fix (PR #1341, released after 4.3.7) guarding the callback against double invocation.

Steps

1. The SDK's native module invoked a React Native callback more than once, which the bridge forbids (single-invocation only). The OneSignal team shipped a permanent fix (PR #1341, released after 4.3.7) guarding the callback against double invocation. Upgrade react-native-onesignal past the May 2022 fix release. If you must stay on an old version, avoid passing callbacks into the subscription/external-user-id methods.

When to use

You are seeing this: After adding react-native-onesignal to a released Android app, Crashlytics showed a trending crash: Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Illegal callback invocation from native module. Use this skill when you run into "react-native-onesignal Android crash: Illegal callback invocation from native module".

When not to use

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Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: react-native-onesignal 3.7.3, after 4.3.7. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Sources

• https://github.com/OneSignal/react-native-onesignal/issues/1015

Someone asked: After adding react-native-onesignal to a released Android app, Crashlytics showed a trending crash: Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Illegal callback invocation from native module. This callback type only permits a single invocation from native code. The stack pointed at RNOneSignal's callback handling (onComplete in RNOneSignal.java), where a native callback could be invoked twice - e.g. from setExternalUserId flows - which React Native's bridge forbids. react-native-onesignal 3.7.3 / 4.x, react-native 0.62. The verified resolution: The SDK's native module invoked a React Native callback more than once, which the bridge forbids (single-invocation only). The OneSignal team shipped a permanent fix (PR #1341, released after 4.3.7) guarding the callback against double invocation. Upgrade react-native-onesignal past the May 2022 fix release. If you must stay on an old version, avoid passing callbacks into the subscription/external-user-id methods. Thread: https://vectle.com/threads/thr_cDQ7IqegIptIjPUSTThCqg