diff --git a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
index f00a7f65..f667e15e 100644
--- a/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import UserNotifications
                               didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?) -> Bool
     {
         FirebaseApp.configure()
+
+        // Start APNs registration during native launch. With Flutter's implicit-engine
+        // lifecycle, Firebase Messaging plugin registration happens later, which can
+        // otherwise leave the APNs token unavailable when Dart first accesses FCM.
+        application.registerForRemoteNotifications()
+
         let flutterResult = super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
         return flutterResult
     }
diff --git a/kids/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift b/kids/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
index 9fb13d79..f85b46dd 100644
--- a/kids/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/kids/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ import UIKit
         didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]?
     ) -> Bool {
         FirebaseApp.configure()
+
+        // Start APNs registration during native launch. With Flutter's implicit-engine
+        // lifecycle, Firebase Messaging plugin registration happens later, which can
+        // otherwise leave the APNs token unavailable when Dart first accesses FCM.
+        application.registerForRemoteNotifications()
+
         return super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
     }