iOS - Expo Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync() not getting token

I'm trying to receive a push notification token from my app, but I never get a token. I tried debugging using a few alerts, and I can see that I get "granted" returned when accepting notifications. I have only tested for iOS.

i'm running

"expo": "^32.0.0","react-native": "https://github.com/expo/react-native/archive/sdk-32.0.0.tar.gz",

I tried using the guide from https://docs.expo.io/versions/latest/guides/push-notifications/

Since it didn't work i tried the snack they provided from the API reference: https://docs.expo.io/versions/v32.0.0/sdk/notifications/

snack: https://snack.expo.io/@documentation/pushnotifications

This is my current code:

 static registerForPushNotificationsAsync = async kid => {    if (Constants.isDevice) {      const { status: existingStatus } = await Permissions.getAsync(        Permissions.NOTIFICATIONS      );      let finalStatus = existingStatus;      if (existingStatus !== "granted") {        const { status } = await Permissions.askAsync(          Permissions.NOTIFICATIONS        );        finalStatus = status;      }      if (finalStatus !== "granted") {        alert("Failed to get push token for push notification!");        return;      }      let token = await Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync();      alert("finalstatus "+ finalStatus);      alert("existing status "+ existingStatus);      alert(token);      // POST the token to your backend server from where you can retrieve it to send push notifications.      return await fetch(`${Api.APIEndpoint}/app/notification`, {        method: "POST",        headers: {          Accept: "application/json","Content-Type": "application/json"        },        body: JSON.stringify({          token: token,          kid: kid        })      });    } else {      alert("Must use physical device for Push Notifications");    }  };

the first two alerts triggers as expected (and returns "granted" when I accept), but alert(token) seems to be empty.

I also noticed that I get asked for two permissions. First it asks for permission to use notifications and then it asks for access to photos. I don't need permissison to photos and I am curious why it asks for that.

As far as I have understood reading the documentation, FCM is required only for android devices? I will need it to work on android as well, but I figured making it work for one platform first and then move on.

I installed the app on my iPhones using Testflight. Does the token only "appear" once the app is approved for the app store?

Maybe there's something else i missed in the documentation.

Any help or point in the right direction will be much appreciated.