Gettin the error message `not avaiable` when calling `PushNotifications.createChannel`

[guilhermegjr]

Description of the problem:

I am trying to create a Push Notification Channel and I am getting the error "not avaiable".

Affected platform

• [X] Android
• [ ] iOS
• [ ] electron
• [ ] web

OS of the development machine

• [ ] Windows
• [X] macOS
• [ ] linux

Other information:

Capacitor version: 6.9.0

node version: v10.14.1

npm version: 6.9.0

CocoaPods version: 1.7.0

Steps to reproduce:

1. Add the code bellow in ngOnInit() on app.component.ts:

PushNotifications.register();

PushNotifications.createChannel({
    id: 'PushPluginChannel',
    description: 'PushPluginChannel',
    importance: 5,
    visibility: 1,
    name: 'PushPluginChannel',
})
    .then(sucesso => console.log('sucess', sucess))
    .catch(erro => console.error('error', error));

PushNotifications.addListener('registration', token => {
    console.log(token);
});

PushNotifications.addListener('pushNotificationReceived', notification => {
    console.log(notification);
});

PushNotifications.addListener('registrationError', error => {
    console.log(error);
});

2. Build do app with ng build

3. npx cap copy

4. npx cap open android

5. Execute the app on real device

[jcesarmobile]

what's the Android version of the device? channels are only available on Android O and newer (SDK 26)

[guilhermegjr]

what's the Android version of the device? channels are only available on Android O and newer (SDK 26)

I didn't know that.

The android version I was using is the Nougat 7.0 (SDK 24).

Thanks for your answer.

[jpmc3630]

@jcesarmobile Is there anyway to get local notifications to the front without the channels? I was trying to support Android 7

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