iOS 14 text notification issues

After updating to ios 14, I cannot receive audible notifications while on a phone call. I use both wired and wireless headphones., so Bluetooth is both on and off when this occurs. When I'm not on phone call or facetime, the sound notifications work fine. I have to keep checking my phone constantly to make sure I see a notification. I know people who are visually impaired and they have no idea that they are receiving texts. I found this online, but it appears to be a bug in ios 14. No amount of tinkering with the settings helps me. https://www.iphonetricks.org/how-to-fix-messages-notifications-not-working/

Hobo4 - Good to know that it appears to be an inherent bug in the OS.

I checked out your link - I already had the Filter Unknown Sender disabled in Messages. I tried the second option of toggling iMessage off/reboot/on. That seemed to fix my SMS notifications for now. However, I suspect notifications for other apps may still be broken. Time will tell...

When I talk with Apple tomorrow, I'll let them know this seems to be a widespread issue with multiple symptoms. Hopefully, a fix is already in the pipeline.

Thanks for your reply.

I had the same problem and also wrote in this thread. I did a full backup to my computer/itunes and than a factory reset. after this restored my data.

this has fixed the problem, but this could not be the solution from apple!

i only tried this because I was not willing to wait for apple to fix it (have problem since 14.1) and my phone was unusable with no notifications.

I did the same thing and that is what Apple Support said to do. Back up to iCloud, do a restore which wipes out my iPhone through iTunes and then set up my iPhone from iCloud like it is a new iPhone. Everything is working now.

Like you, I have done all of the above. I was assigned a Senior Advisor as well - went to the Apple Store "Genius" Bar, reset the phone, settings, etc.... Just tried turning off bluetooth - didn't work. My text notifications have never made a sound even before IOS 14, it's been going on since I bought the phone, the 11 Pro, almost a year now. The one correlation that I have found (and this is not always the case) is that when my phone and my computer are both on that is when it's most prominent. My Senior Advisor said it was a software issue. I have not tried resetting since IOS 14 - don't really want to go through that again. I have missed important business and personal messages - very very frustrating!!!

I don’t get iMessage notifications when I’m using my phone, I could be doing anything and I still won’t get them.

no sound, no vibration, nothing. Even when my phones just sitting there I get nothing. The only time I get them is when my AirPods are connected and Siri read them for me. I just bought my iPhone XS and updated to the latest iOS 14.2

Since updating my iPhone X to iOS 14 I’ve been missing notifications of text messages from my contacts. Some Unkown’s get through, but when my wife texts me asking about dinner, etc. and I don’t see it until I pick up my phone 30 mins to hours later, it ruins the planning phase for our evening, etc.

Same issue. Ever since the update 14.2, my notifications for text messages stopped. I’ll get them sometimes but not always. My sister works for Apple and she had me do a force reset and that still did not help. Hopefully they come out with another update ASAP to fix the bugs from this new update. So frustrating!!

Apple support told me to back up my iPhone to iCloud and then do a restore through iTunes on my MacBook. I did it - it completely wiped out everything on my iPhone - then I did the restore from iCloud. Everything works perfect now.

I keep reading that people have been told by Apple that if they are disconnect Bluetooth devices, the problem will be fixed. The problem only came up with update 14.2. I cannot and will not un-pair my Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids. Apple broke it —Apple leads to fix it.

docpat97 - I'm not sure Apple is recommending disabling bluetooth as a fix. I believe they are just trying to troubleshoot the issue and find some sort of pattern to help them provide a permanent resolution. If disabling bluetooth seems to be a common workaround, that helps their development team hone in on that area.

Time will tell though...

Mine fixed too by turning off the Bluetooth too!! But the problem is if you have your Apple Watch connected it will totally DC after you off your Bluetooth :( kinda annoying ! even I update to iOS 14.2 but it doesn’t help and it only happen when I update to iOS14.2 all the while was fine! Apple pls fix this ****!

Mine isn’t showing me I have texts on my iPhone 11 or my watch and it’s automatically reading them!! Very frustrating especially when I have to work and rely on texts to know how my 7 month old is doing!!

i think this started happening to me when i got the new apple watch 6 (gps only).

i since returned the watch until this issue is resolved.

there is no point in wearing a watch if the watch does not get notifications timely.

Since ios14 my phone will alert for new text messages with any sound. Silent is off, do not disturb is off. In my DND settings only two options for silence: never/when iPhone is locked. Even while do not disturb is turned off it is silencing my text messages only, can still receive calls. If the phone is unlocked I will hear the texts. I have tried reset all settings, even got the new 12 pro and having same issue. I have not reset to factory on my phone but have on the iPad and, same thing. Nothing seems to fix it besides changing the time out for the phone to lock.