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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Nov 11, 2020 6:12 PM in response to kartes

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/

Nov 12, 2020 7:34 AM in response to kartes

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!!!

Nov 12, 2020 12:02 PM in response to Brogelle

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

Nov 16, 2020 9:03 AM in response to Brogelle

I am having the same issue. Except my texts will just show up as read. So I won't know that someone has responded to a text unless I go into my inbox and read the message. There is no alert on my watch, no banner on my phone, or badge on my message app. It's gotten to the point where I won't even notice someone has texted me back until the next day. I have an iphone XR

Nov 17, 2020 2:27 AM in response to Brogelle

im having the same problem since upgrading to IOS 14.2 no notifications for imessage, locked unlocked on call not on call just not getting anything!!

tried changing the settings, turned my phone on and off.

i have to to go into the app it self and check the messages manually frustrating!!

any one know if this will be fixed?

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