Open Can't set URL from Node RED

I'm pushing notifications from Node RED. The icon works, but the sound does not. They are in the same folder. Android 9.0.4 Any ideas?

msg.push = {
"deviceId": "xxx",
"title": "Test",
"text": "Testing",
"icon": "/sdcard/Ringtones/testicon.png",
"sound": "/sdcard/Ringtones/testsound.mp3",
};
return msg;

 

Category worked. Thanks.

 

@joaomgcd
Hi, sorry to hijack this thread, but I'm having similar problem..
I'm using the Join api to send notifications with custom sounds... sound is not working anymore.. (2-5 weeks?)
If I send to group.all, my other phone (Android 6.0.1) and tablet (Android 7.1) play the sound, but not my android 9 phone. (just default sound)
All using Join v.2.1.0-beta3
Is Category part of the API or just a node Red thing?
Just now saw the New release post, what should I write?
&category=Pushed%20Notification ??

Edit:
Its working now
category=something

 

Hi joaomgcd

I also have custom notifications working by setting the Category. However, It does not work if I also set the URL. Is this by design, or a bug? Ideally, I would like a custom notification and also be able to set a URL to click on.

Also, the custom notification doesn't work in Chrome. Is this a Chrome limitation?

Best regards.

 

As of right now, I can't change sounds. This works in Node Red:

Code (Text):

msg.devices = "My Phone";
msg.title = "Alert";
msg.text  = "Driveway";
msg.icon = "/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/red-car-48.png";
msg.url = "https://mydomain.com";
msg.push = {
"sound": "/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/duck.mp3",
"category": "Alert Driveway",
};
return msg;

But this just gives me the same sound.

Code (Text):

msg.devices = "My Phone";
msg.title = "Alarm";
msg.text  = "On";
msg.icon = "/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/red-car-48.png";
msg.url = "https://mydomain.com";
msg.push = {
"sound": "/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/goose.mp3",
"category": "Alarm On",
};
return msg;

Also, I've tried to use the Join API and I can't get any sound to work. Probably because I don't know what to put in the Sound URI field. None of these have worked:

Code (Text):

android.resource://storage/emulated/0/ringtones/locked-on.mp3
file:///storage/emulated/0/ringtones/locked-on.mp3
storage/emulated/0/ringtones/locked-on.mp3

What is the proper format for the Sound URI field?

 

The first does play the correct sound.

Under Apps & Notifications / Join / Notifications: The first item (Alert Driveway) is not shown. The second item (Alarm On) is shown, and under sound it shows the correct file name, but at the bottom it says: ! Default Notification channel. (and the correct sound does not play).

How (where) would I select the correct sound in Android settings?

 

How do I specify a URI in the Join API? My file is at: "/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/locked-off.mp3" What exactly do I enter into the Sound URI field?

Also, I'm still confused by what you meant with "can you not select the correct sound for them in Android settings?" Where would I do that?

 

Maybe you've already updated because Notification Category is already an option.

I did some research. It seems in Android 8+ every notification requires a Channel (which Join calls Category). Once a Category is created, the sound for that Category is specified in Settings / Apps & notifications / Join / Notifications / (choose the Category).

If I specify a Sound URI in the API for an existing Category, the results are unstable (including an error that I emailed to you). Perhaps you should specify in the API that Sound URI should only be used when creating a new Category (at least for Android 8+).

Understanding the above, I am able to use the API to trigger Notifications with the proper category. However, I haven't figured out how to do so in NodeRED. None of the following work
msg.channel = "Alarm Armed";
msg.category = "Alarm Armed";
msg.push = {"category": "Alarm Armed"};
msg.push = {"channel": "Alarm Armed"};

What should I try for Node RED?
Also, my app now has a bunch of test categories. Could you please add to the API the ability to remove a Category?

 

I figured it out. The sound will not play if I specify a msg.url e.g. it stops if I uncomment either line below. Is there another way to include the URL?

Also, any way to delete unneeded Categories?

Code (Text):

msg.devices = "My Phone";
// msg.url = "https://mydomain.org/";
msg.push = {
    "icon":"/storage/emulated/0/ringtones/alarm-bell-48.png",
//    "url": "https://mydomain.org/",
    "text":"This is text",
    "title":"This is title",
    "category":"Alarm Armed"
}
return msg;
 

 

I just checked this myself and it uses the "URLs" category.
Having the url set breaks setting any custom categories. I joined the forum to mention that I could not get my custom categories set using NodeRed and found this thread. Removing the msg.push.url setting resolved the problem. Is there a reason that urls need their own special category?