diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d7ba15c38104537b47b8c109e4f61f5cff1f6747..c0cf7680a8988d3d3942d0af06a8eb0b5bb0ced7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-### 1.0.12
+### 1.0.12 BREAKING CHANGES
 - get initial intent inside module, support rn 0.29.0 (for people upgrading from older version, change `new FIRMessagingPackage(getIntent())` back to `new FIRMessagingPackage()`)
+- remove initAction as it is just duplication of initData
 
 ### 1.0.11
 - change android library version to use 9.+ instead of 9.0.1 so it lives well with other libraries
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRMessagingModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRMessagingModule.java
index d13cfb8e2b0f863925ae877284efb62905b10e4c..0a926e99c4d6f9aaf04604ec1053fd491b27963e 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRMessagingModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRMessagingModule.java
@@ -27,13 +27,10 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 public class FIRMessagingModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements LifecycleEventListener {
     private final static String TAG = FIRMessagingModule.class.getCanonicalName();
-    Intent mIntent;
+    Intent currentIntent;
 
     public FIRMessagingModule(ReactApplicationContext reactContext) {
         super(reactContext);
-
-        mIntent = getCurrentActivity().getIntent();
-
         getReactApplicationContext().addLifecycleEventListener(this);
         registerTokenRefreshHandler();
         registerMessageHandler();
@@ -42,18 +39,6 @@ public class FIRMessagingModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Li
     @Override
     public Map<String, Object> getConstants() {
         Map<String, Object> constants = new HashMap<>();
-        if (mIntent != null) {
-            if(mIntent.getExtras() != null) {
-                Map<String, Object> extra = new HashMap<>();
-                Bundle data = mIntent.getExtras();
-                Set<String> keysIterator = data.keySet();
-                for(String key: keysIterator){
-                    extra.put(key, data.get(key));
-                }
-                constants.put("initialData", extra);
-            }
-            constants.put("initialAction", mIntent.getAction());
-        }
         return constants;
     }
 
@@ -130,17 +115,26 @@ public class FIRMessagingModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements Li
     @Override
     public void onHostResume() {
         Intent newIntent = getCurrentActivity().getIntent();
-        if(newIntent != mIntent && newIntent != null){
-            Bundle extras = newIntent.getExtras();
-            if (extras != null) {
-                WritableMap params = Arguments.fromBundle(extras);
-                WritableMap fcm = Arguments.createMap();
-                fcm.putString("action", newIntent.getAction());
-                params.putMap("fcm", fcm);
-                sendEvent("FCMNotificationReceived", params);
-            }
+        if(newIntent == currentIntent){
+            return;
+        }
+        WritableMap params;
+        Bundle extras = newIntent.getExtras();
+        if (extras != null) {
+            params = Arguments.fromBundle(extras);
+        } else {
+            params = Arguments.createMap();
+        }
+        WritableMap fcm = Arguments.createMap();
+        fcm.putString("action", newIntent.getAction());
+        params.putMap("fcm", fcm);
+        if (currentIntent == null){
+            //the first intent is initial intent that opens the app
+            sendEvent("FCMInitData", params);
+        } else {
+            sendEvent("FCMNotificationReceived", params);
         }
-        mIntent = newIntent;
+        currentIntent = newIntent;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 3200504bcefe29b99b68ecede81674952da65a58..d73264dfdd29294abb62d7a2459d8c3023469325 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@ FCM.on = (event, callback) => {
 
 FCM.subscribeToTopic = (topic) => {
     FIRMessaging.subscribeToTopic(topic);
-}
+};
 
 FCM.unsubscribeFromTopic = (topic) => {
     FIRMessaging.unsubscribeFromTopic(topic);
-}
+};
+
+//once doesn't seem to work
+DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('FCMInitData', (data)=>{
+  FCM.initialData = data;
+});
 
 FCM.initialData = FIRMessaging.initialData;
-FCM.initialAction = FIRMessaging.initialAction;
 
 module.exports = FCM;
diff --git a/ios/RNFIRMesssaging.m b/ios/RNFIRMesssaging.m
index f12b5b57e99ce872a8c7466a2ec8fb66fecd6f2a..b7d1aa39e2cb7cfe2852917af2acd8ce1eef020f 100644
--- a/ios/RNFIRMesssaging.m
+++ b/ios/RNFIRMesssaging.m
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 - (NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *)constantsToExport
 {
   NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *initialNotification = [_bridge.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsRemoteNotificationKey] copy];
-  
-  NSString *initialAction = [[initialNotification objectForKey:@"aps"] objectForKey:@"category"];
-  return @{@"initialData": RCTNullIfNil(initialNotification), @"initialAction": RCTNullIfNil(initialAction)};
+  return @{@"initialData": RCTNullIfNil(initialNotification)};
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc