Attempting to badge the application icon but haven't received permission from the user to badge the application : iOS 8 Xcode 6

Question

I am checking my app compatibility with iOS 8, I am getting following Log in console "Attempting to badge the application icon but haven't received permission from the user to badge the application" . Can anyone please help me to get rid of this warning. And Yes, my app shows Badges on App Icon and TabBar Icon.

Answer 1

Here is What I did in my AppDelegate

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {     // registering for remote notifications     [self registerForRemoteNotification];     return YES; }   - (void)registerForRemoteNotification {     if (SYSTEM_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO(@"8.0")) {         UIUserNotificationType types = UIUserNotificationTypeSound | UIUserNotificationTypeBadge | UIUserNotificationTypeAlert;         UIUserNotificationSettings *notificationSettings = [UIUserNotificationSettings settingsForTypes:types categories:nil];         [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerUserNotificationSettings:notificationSettings];     } else {         [[UIApplication sharedApplication] registerForRemoteNotificationTypes:(UIRemoteNotificationTypeBadge | UIRemoteNotificationTypeSound | UIRemoteNotificationTypeAlert)];     } }  #ifdef __IPHONE_8_0 - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didRegisterUserNotificationSettings:(UIUserNotificationSettings *)notificationSettings {     [application registerForRemoteNotifications]; } #endif 

Answer 2

Apple makes new API for registering notifications and working with badges.

See WWDC 2014 session video: https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2014/?id=713 , http://asciiwwdc.com/2014/sessions/713 (text version) and https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UIKit/Reference/UIApplication_Class/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/UIApplication/registerUserNotificationSettings:

User can change permissions for every UIUserNotificationType (UIUserNotificationTypeBadge, UIUserNotificationTypeSound, UIUserNotificationTypeAlert) in Settings.

Before changing badge you must check permissions.

Code sample from my AppDelegate:

- (BOOL)checkNotificationType:(UIUserNotificationType)type {   UIUserNotificationSettings *currentSettings = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] currentUserNotificationSettings];   return (currentSettings.types & type); }  - (void)setApplicationBadgeNumber:(NSInteger)badgeNumber {   UIApplication *application = [UIApplication sharedApplication];    if(SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(@"8.0")) {     application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = badgeNumber;   }   else {     if ([self checkNotificationType:UIUserNotificationTypeBadge]) {       NSLog(@"badge number changed to %d", badgeNumber);       application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = badgeNumber;     }     else {       NSLog(@"access denied for UIUserNotificationTypeBadge");     }   } }  #define SYSTEM_VERSION_LESS_THAN(v) ([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] compare:v options:NSNumericSearch] == NSOrderedAscending) 

The currentUserNotificationSettings method is available in the UI application instance and will give you the most up-to-date user notification preferences.

Working with badge number:

[self setApplicationBadgeNumber:0]; 

instead of

application.applicationIconBadgeNumber = 0;