onDeepLink not triggered when app is resumed from background (RN 0.79.3 + react-native-appsflyer 6.17.2)

[amitkumarcoding]

Plugin Version

6.17.2

App ID

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Email

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Platform(s)

android

What did you do?

Integration
// called this on app.js
setupDeepLinkListeners();
initAppflyerSDK();

Steps to Reproduce

• Integrate AppsFlyer with deep linking and set up appsFlyer.onDeepLink before initializing the SDK.
• Launch the app with a deep link → deep link data is received correctly
• Kill the app and open with a deep link → deep link data is received correctly.
• Keep the app in the background, then open with a deep link → onDeepLink is not triggered.

What did you expect to happen?

appsFlyer.onDeepLink should be triggered with deep link data even when the app is resumed from the background via a deep link.

What happened instead?

No callback is triggered when the app is resumed from the background via a deep link.

Any other relevant information

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[amitkumarcoding]

This is fixed by adding below code

override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
    super.onCreate(null)
    FirebaseApp.initializeApp(applicationContext)
}

/**
 * Override onNewIntent to handle deep links when app is in background
 * This is critical for AppsFlyer deep link handling in background state
 */
override fun onNewIntent(intent: Intent) {
    super.onNewIntent(intent)
    setIntent(intent)
}