feat(authentication): provide the auto-retrieved SMS verification code

[robingenz]

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Close #252

[robingenz]

npm i @capacitor-firebase/[email protected]

[alexookah]

Looks good :)

[robingenz]

phoneVerificationCompleted is only available on Android and fires not always but only when an SMS is auto-retrieved or the phone number has been instantly verified (see docs).

[alexookah]

How can I test the branch main? (now that you merged it). Would like to test it again.

[robingenz]

@alexookah I created a new dev build for you:

npm i @capacitor-firebase/[email protected]

[alexookah]

Can I also test this with the messaging? because I am also using the messaging and it's not very easy

[robingenz]

@alexookah Yes, with this release ^^

npm i @capacitor-firebase/[email protected]

[alexookah]

Thanks for the dev build.
I did not succeed getting the trigger with the phoneVerificationCompleted. Just tried it in a real device and didn't work. Maybe we are missing something?

[alexookah]

I tested it from a apk that I downloaded from google play console as beta.
Would it make a difference if it was a production app?

[robingenz]

I have ordered a sim card for my android test device. I will get back to you as soon as I have had a chance to test it.

[carlossk]

Hi @robingenz, I have recently started to have a problem related to auto-retrieved SMS in android, does the plugin have any way to disable that mechanism?
Currently our users have experienced this error, it seems that the code is retrieved and burned by android automatically
{"code":"auth/code-expired","customData":{},"name":"FirebaseError"}

[robingenz]

Hi @robingenz, I have recently started to have a problem related to auto-retrieved SMS in android, does the plugin have any way to disable that mechanism?

Currently our users have experienced this error, it seems that the code is retrieved and burned by android automatically

{"code":"auth/code-expired","customData":{},"name":"FirebaseError"}

No, you cannot disable this mechanism. See firebase/quickstart-android#296

[efstathiosntonas]

@robingenz you can patch it to stop autoverify: firebase/quickstart-android#296 (comment)

Using this patch for a year and had 0 issues so far.

[robingenz]

@efstathiosntonas Thanks for sharing! Would you be willing to create a PR which allows you to set the timeout?

Edit: I created an issue for this: #501

[efstathiosntonas]

@robingenz I'd be happy to do so but unfortunatelly I do not use capacitor and I'm not familiar with the source code. 🤷‍♂️

(I landed here from the reference to this issue from firebase's repo issue)

[robingenz]

@efstathiosntonas All right! Thanks for the tip anyway. I will implement it.