diff --git a/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java b/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
--- a/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
+++ b/native/android/app/src/main/java/app/comm/android/notifications/CommAndroidNotifications.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.NativeModule;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@
     notificationManager.cancelAll();
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  public void hasPermission(Promise promise) {
+    boolean enabled =
+        NotificationManagerCompat.from(getReactApplicationContext())
+            .areNotificationsEnabled();
+    promise.resolve(enabled);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Map<String, Object> getConstants() {
     final Map<String, Object> constants = new HashMap<>();
diff --git a/native/push/android.js b/native/push/android.js
--- a/native/push/android.js
+++ b/native/push/android.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   +getConstants: () => { +NOTIFICATIONS_IMPORTANCE_HIGH: number, ... },
   +setBadge: (count: number) => void,
   +removeAllDeliveredNotifications: () => void,
+  +hasPermission: () => Promise<boolean>,
   ...
 };
 export type AndroidForegroundMessage = {
diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 
   async ensureAndroidPushNotifsEnabled() {
     const firebase = getFirebase();
-    const hasPermission = await firebase.messaging().hasPermission();
+    const hasPermission = await CommAndroidNotifications.hasPermission();
     if (!hasPermission) {
       this.failedToRegisterPushPermissions();
       return;