ionic firebase phoneAuth without recaptcha on ios - firebase

Question

I have an ionic app where i use firebase phone authentication which uses recaptcha. It works fine on android but throws error on ios saying recaptcha can only be run in an http environment. I would like to know if there's a way to perform firebase phone auth without using recaptcha.
this.recaptchaVerifier = new firebase.auth.RecaptchaVerifier('recaptcha-container',{
'size': 'invisible'
});
let appVerifier = this.recaptchaVerifier;
this.appService.sendPhoneVerification(phoneNumber,appVerifier)
.then(confirmationResult => {
//do something
})
Ios throws error 'RECAPTCHA can only be run in HTTP/HTTPS environment'

Answer 1

Well this is how I solved my issue "'RECAPTCHA can only be run in HTTP/HTTPS environment'".
Install the Firebase Plugin :plugin link
Add the it to your app.module.ts.
Make a platform check: to check if its iOS.
if (this.plt.is('ios')) {
//ios code here
} else {
//android here
}
Now add the following code (iOS platform) to send a verification code sms to the user to verify the phone number. Inject the plugin into the constructor. Create a variable to assign the data from the promise. Phone number should be country code + number. example '[phone]'
public signInUser(phoneNum) {
this.firebase.verifyPhoneNumber(phoneNum).then((vdata) => {
this.refConfirm = vdata;
//you can redirect the person to a verification page or show an alert to
input verification code.
});
}
Now create a token to verify and sign in user with credentials using firebase.
public verifyPhoneNumber(phoneNumber) {
let tokenPhone = firebase.auth.PhoneAuthProvider.credential(this.refConfirm,
phoneNumber);
firebase.auth().signInWithCredential(tokenPhone).then((verifiedData) => {
//whatever you want to do here or redirect the user to home page.
});
}
Generate your GoogleService.plist on Firebase & add to your project root directory
You have to add reversed client id instead of normal one.
This is how I solved it.