iOS 14 text notification issues

I’ve just fixed this for my boyfriend.

Go into settings > Notifications > messages > 1. Make sure notifications are turned on 2. Make sure “ALERTS” are allowed on all 3 - Lock Screen, banner and notification centre if not tick those. 3. Make sure you have a notification sound on there - found under sounds.

If you want to see how many unread messages are on ensure badges are on.

Hope this helps 😊

My sons iPhone 8 has been doing this for around a month now which is strange that my 11 works as usual, with the same updates. I’ve tried all the tips I’ve seen on here, restarting, turning off Bluetooth, checking to make sure alerts are on for all contacts... to no avail. He will get the visual notification (red number) when his phone is awake, a sound and visual if his message app is open and absolutely nothing if his phones asleep. Why would I stay with apple when it seems there is no rush or intention of fixing this issue??

Whose bright idea was this. A feature? So having to open my iPhone and open messages to see if I have any message is a feature? When we are out shopping and need to get back together to go home I'm supposed to check my iPhone every few minutes to see if I have a message?? Dumb, dumb, dumb.

Yup, so aggravating. I've left a complaint and am going to call them next. Maybe if they hear from enough of us, they will do something about it. If this were a cheap phone, I wouldn't be so bothered, but I just spend a good amount of money on the 12 and this is not acceptable.

I’ve been having the same issue for months. Thought i was nuts but clearly seeing this thread I’m far from the only one. I have missed so many important texts and I’m getting really aggravated. I’m using an iPhone 11 with iOS 14.2. This has been happening for a while and updating software never fixes it. Will update to 14.3 but don’t expect any solution. Seriously considering switching to a Samsung which I do NOT want to do, but if that’s what it takes to be able to actually be alerted to text messages I’ll make the switch. This is ridiculous.

i’m having the same issue, missing notifications— and i’m even missing texts from a couple of different people. i just got a new iphone se a few days, and am missing texts and notifications! running ios 14.3. unhappy.

Ok so I have officially solved this on 3 different iPhone 12 and 12 Pros so far.

Go to settings, notifications, messages. Turn on Allow Notifications at the top. Turn off and then BACK ON all three (Lock Screen, Notification Center, Banners). Banner style temporary. Go to sounds and select a new sound or click and test your current sound. Turn off and then BACK ON both Badges and Show in CarPlay. Once you have everything on just turn the top Allow Notifications at the top off and then BACK ON. Presto...fixes it every time!

The only way it works for me is to turn off auto-lock. Once the phone goes into auto-lock, the phone will not wake up and there is no sound. I have been getting visual notifications all along, just no sound. Bluetooth and WIFI are on. I just leave my phone on the charger during the day.

Well I feel for you. Yeah I get nothing no sounds no banners I do get a flag telling me there’s a message but I would not know if I didn’t see it so every once a while I have to pick up my phone to see if anyone has sent me a text I reset reset my watch turn it off and it still doesn’t work however the messages do go to my computer so I can hear my laptop Digging away That’s how I know I have a message

Just out of curiosity is this a problem for people who also don’t have Apple watches attached to their phone? I’m wondering if it’s only sending the notification to the Apple Watch and the Apple Watch is messing up notifying you

It’s an issue specific to IOS 14. I’ve never had an Apple Watch, iPad , MAC or anything other Apple device other than an iPhone and the issue still randomly occurs. It first appeared when I installed iOS 14 on my IPhone-X. I upgraded to the IPhone 12 Pro Max and the issue persists.

Now for clarity sakes, I’m referencing ONLY sms/iMessage. This post has nothing to do with any other messaging or notification app/service (WhatsApp, etc). You can rebuild from a fresh iOS 14 load but most users here who have tried that have experienced temporary relief as the bugs eventually return.

The only work-around that has proven useful is the kill the messaging app after every text, sent OR received. It’s an awful and inconvenient work-around but it works.

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I wrote too soon. The latest update seemed to work at first. Now it's not working. I'm not getting alerts/notifications regularly and if I do, they're often not the sound I've assigned to my contacts. I called Apple support and they just want me to do a restore, which I can see from what's been written will not help. I'll use the link above to make another complaint.

I have exactly the same problem. I bought my iphone less than three months ago and I have already had it checked twice at the store andI have talked to phone supporte at least five times, I have followed all the recommendations and nothing works. It is very frustrating and absurd that apple insists on telling me that my phone does not have any hardware problems and therefore they cannot apply my warranty.

Please HELP

Yeah, seemingly random drop of notifications on my iPhone 10 Xr. Super annoying. I can't for the life of me imagine it being intentional. There are settings for that! Puhleeeze, Apple, patch this already! Thank you.

I think it is so cute the way all y'all the Apple users trying to be so nice and not say what you r e a l l y mean. Especially since this annoying bug has been going for a couple weeks? Has it been a month yet? Maybe longer. Notifications are pretty important. Apple does nothing, says nothing, releases nothing. What a long strange trip it's been...