React Native Android launchMode singleTask getLaunchOptions doesn't get called again - react-native

Question

I am developing a react-native app for Android. The app takes image sharing with this intent-filter on the main activity
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:mimeType="image/*" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
I am able to get the initial sharing intent images by overriding getLaunchOptions(), but with this default launchMode="singleTask", I am not able to get new sharing intent when I have the existing instance of the app running.
So, how can I get the new sharing intent while have an instance of the app running?
PS: changing the launchMode to standard to standard kind of solved my problem, but that will create multiple instances of the app.

Answer 1

<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="#string/app_name"
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

Answer 2

I have the same problem. If the launchMode isn't in AndroidManifest.xml the situation is like standart.

Answer 3

I've found a solution for my case (receiving intents for .txt files)
In AndroidManifest.xml
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
android:launchMode="singleTask"
...
<intent-filter tools:ignore="AppLinkUrlError">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:mimeType="text/*" />
</intent-filter>
In MainActivity.java
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
...
onNewIntent(this.getIntent());
}
#Override
public void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
super.onNewIntent(intent);
// here are received intents
}
In such way I receive intents when app in background or it is not run at all and only ONE instance of the app.

Answer 4

I'm using React Native 0.61 and was having the exact same problem.
I've used the react-native-share-menu lib to make it work.
Alternatively, If you don't want to add a new lib to your project, it might be worth taking a look at how they did it for Android and modify your code accordingly:
https://github.com/meedan/react-native-share-menu/tree/master/android/src/main