iOS 14 text notification issues

I am not getting sound notifications on text messages nor is the banner showing up on my locked screen. I have an iPhone 11 and just downloaded the latest iOS 14. Have reset my phone twice now. Please advise. Thank you.


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Posted on Sep 19, 2020 8:45 AM

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Posted on Mar 5, 2021 8:17 AM

I've also been fighting this notification issue for months on my iPhone 11 Pro. Apple no help. I discovered that turning off bluetooth on my phone fixed the problem (allowed text notifications to sound and appear, whether the phone was locked or not). But with bluetooth on, notifications only sounded & appeared with the phone unlocked. Obviously, I didn't want to leave bluetooth off all the time.

I also came to realize this issue started when I got a new Apple Watch 6 a few months ago. Coincidence? Taking the watch on and off didn't help. And with the watch on, it didn't sound notifications either.

But the posting from StubbornPixie got me thinking about killing the mirror function on the watch for the Messages app. So, iPhone Watch app>Messages>"Custom" "Notifications Off" seems to have SOLVED THE PROBLEM for me. My iPhone 11 Pro now notifies me of incoming text messages with bluetooth on. I realize my watch won't ping with messages until Apple fixes the root problem, but at least I won't be missing message notifications altogether.

Hope this helps others.

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Sep 29, 2020 10:10 PM in response to Brogelle

I am having the same issues when I had iOS 13.2. I’ve updated to iOS 14 and I’m still having the same issues. I checked notifications, do not disturb, made sure I had a sound for my text, and my phone isn’t on silent mode. I hope they fix it soon. I’ve also restarted my phone and also resented my settings. The only thing left is a factory reset.

Oct 5, 2020 6:37 PM in response to Hobo4

Definitely intentionally done once again. Same exact issues as an update years ago Battery drain, not refreshing emails, no notification sounds on LTE only when AirPods or EarPods are connected on an active phone call (works when on WiFi) they do this so everyone thinks their phone is messed up so we get ready to purchase a new one every year especially when a new release is coming out it’s really ridiculous and they should be investigated more thoroughly

Oct 5, 2020 6:38 PM in response to 128rmp

Definitely intentionally done once again. Same exact issues as an update years ago Battery drain, not refreshing emails, no notification sounds on LTE only when AirPods or EarPods are connected on an active phone call (works when on WiFi) they do this so everyone thinks their phone is messed up so we get ready to purchase a new one every year especially when a new release is coming out it’s really ridiculous and they should be investigated more thoroughly


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Oct 7, 2020 1:10 AM in response to justjenn3

I don't think so. My husband has an iPhone X Pro and he installed ios14. He gets notifications. The difference I think is he's not using shortcuts & widgets. I changed my screen. I didn't get them with iOS 14 or 14.0.1 which is what I was hoping for. I did reset & back up, still not getting them for phone, messages, mail which are the most important to me.

Oct 7, 2020 9:48 AM in response to Brogelle

Since the update, none of my notifications are showing on my apps. I have enabled notifications, to include banners in settings and have the sound enabled and still nothing either visual or audio; I missed like 14 emails in my gmail account because of this issue, some were time sensitive. Also, if Facetime drops a call it locks my phone up to the point that I could not even power off, I had to google how to power off using the side button pattern or it would still be locked. This is why people hesitate to download updates. Can it please be fixed? I have an Iphone 11 Pro Max with ios 14.0.1 on the phone.

Oct 7, 2020 10:55 AM in response to susiehg

Yes! In addition to the notification issue, I had a dropped FaceTime call last night that completely bricked my phone. I could not turn it off to reset it without the hard reset trick.


i have missed many text messages notifications while on calls - this is more than just a weird glitch, it’s a major bug that should be addressed immediately. These are $1800 phones, I should get notice of a text message like I was able to get back in 2010

Oct 9, 2020 6:24 PM in response to aymazing

Apple REALLY needs to FIX this. It's a hot mess. Batteries on my iPhone 11 Pro and Apple Watch don't make it through half of the day, plus everything is SLOW as ****, and it takes forever to receive mail. Texting is still a nightmare. They pretend like they haven't heard of any of these issues and that I'm the first one to report them.

Oct 9, 2020 6:36 PM in response to kenkcor

Not gonna fool me this time around. I normally don't allow new IOS updates until they're about a month old so that I can see if they have bugs. This time it installed overnight because my phone somehow switched back to automatic updates and I was so mad. I also hate the way the updates change all of the default settings so that your battery is drained by all of the apps having "background refresh" turned on. That's what's been draining a large part of my device batteries.


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