On ionic 2, does initSession() need to be called onResume?

[chanphillip]

In the docs, some places say it's needed and some do not.
Is initSession() suppose to be called every onResume?

[renesansz]

@chanphillip ,
Hello, I haven't tried using the plugin w/ Ionic 2. Can you please elaborate your question?
As far as I know, you always needed to initialize the session every time the device starts so that you can use the Branch methods, in Cordova it should be initialize on deviceReady. See doc

[ethanneff]

Hello @chanphillip,

The reason why initSession() is called within resume and deviceready is because of scenarios on some Android devices where deep link data will not pass into the app on open.

When testing, this issue appeared to be isolated with Phonegap and Cordova builds. I have not been able to replicate this Android issue with Ionic, which is why the documentation only contains Branch.initSession() within $ionicPlatform.ready(function() for Ionic 1 and platform.ready().then(() => for Ionic 2.

If you notice that Branch deep link data is not being passed within your Ionic 2 app, please reach out and we will add your use case to our regression tests.

Best,

[ethanneff]

@chanphillip I am closing this ticket, feel free to reach out if you are still experiencing issues.