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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Dec 26, 2020 12:29 PM in response to namaxe

• Those with Apple Watch. Do you get your notifications on the watch when the iphone is locked?


Nope. And when my watch is docked, I also don't receive notifications.


For me, it starts with the popup message not appearing (but the sound still worked). After a day or two, the sounds also stop, and also stop appearing on my watch (obviously, while wearing it; when I don't wear it, I get no Messages notifications).

Dec 31, 2020 11:34 AM in response to cherelen7482

So I updated to the 14.3 and still not working. I had someone text from another iPhone and the notification only went to my watch. My Lock Screen did not light up. I notice this is happening with my emails too. Notifications for other apps (Twitter, Facebook, etc) DO show up on my Lock Screen. The settings for all of those are exactly the same. I only get a notification if my phone is unlocked. Like when I’m responding to a text and get another one from someone else. I hear their text tone and it shows up as a banner. So frustrating because people think I’m ignoring them.

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