iOS 14 text notification issues

evgenia17 wrote:

iOS 14.4 not getting any notifications and calls in WhatsApp and Telegram and push-ups of bank app...

With third-party apps, the first step in troubleshooting is to delete the apps and re-install them.

I think the point here is that if notifications were working as they should, we wouldn't have to fall back to a "read" notification feature to solve it. And this only works if both parties are using iPhones, not for SMS. It would be good enough if the phone indicated that the message has arrived when it is sent, but that is not working. In my case it is working randomly with no consistency that I can discern.

Yeah this is been going on for about a month or so and the fix was so simple it was embarrassing but I’ve turned it off I turn it on it just works so far fingers crossed. It even comes across on my watch

I am losing my mind over this issue. I keep missing important texts because I have received no notifications of any kind and when I go to my messages, they are all "read" so it doesn't show me anything new at all. There are no red bubbles on the app either. I have reset my phone multiple times, checked all of my notification settings, and nothing has worked. PLEASE ADVISE

While I appreciate people sharing solutions that allow them to get alerts, workarounds that turn off other features like Bluetooth or removing the ability to get messages across devices is not a solution in my mind. These devices are meant to work together and Apple has a massive issue with the latest software updates that is preventing integration of iOS features across devices.

Given this integration is one of the key reasons a lot of people use Apple products, the underlying issue needs to be solved.

I stay subscribed to notifications on this board in case those that have more recently contacted Apple are aware of a solve to THIS issue (not an issue of improper settings).

Increasingly frustrated that this issue is not being addressed! I thought it was my XR, so I upgraded to the iPhone 12 mini. The problem is even worse! Even though I've reset my settings, turned off iMessage on my Mac, and have tried every recommended trick available. I'm not getting notifications for new texts, and there are even texts that were only sent to my computer not my phone (despite my phone having the "receive messages at" option as my phone number). As mentioned, I've tried disabling iMessage from all devices other than my phone (although this is a ridiculous "fix" because it shouldn't be a problem to connect devices).

I don't know what to do anymore. It's been months of this same issue. It's the first time I've ever considered switching to a Google phone.

Same here. Very frustrating. After updating to iOs 14, my iPhone stopped receiving push messages from whatsapp, specially on lock screen. First it seemed that switching on the “background app refresh” button had solved the bug, but eventually the bug hit again and I still don’t know how to fix it. APPLE PLEASE HELP.

I got a new iPhone 12 Pro two or three weeks aqgo. I just hit my first "On Call" shift where alerts from my company's monitoring system, sent via email based text messages, are not hitting my new phone. The phone is running 14.4. I am not rec'g messages from one automated sender only - that I know about. Murphy's Law -that sender represents the "Critical" alert that I must respond to. I had to have someone cover my on call shift while I work out he problem with Verizon and Apple.

Verizon thinks its the phone, and they are sending me a replacement phone - should receive it tomorrow. Not too psyched about giving up a $1000 new iphone for for a refurbished one, but if it fixes the issue... Does anyone know if this issue is in the phone itself? My impression is it in with the carrier - I think its a transmission or possibly a cipher issue in the Verizon stack, but I cannot get anyone at Verizon to get the correct people involved. They want me to wait until I get the new phone and see if that fixes the issue. If it doesn't, can I get Verizon to revert me to my old iPhone 7, or more desired - have them switch it for a comparable Android phone? I really don't care which phone I use, just needs to be reliable.

I agree it’s a software issue, however there’s got to be some other factor involved. None of my family or friends is having this issue but it’s clear from this forum a lot of people are. I just wonder if the percentage is too small for Apple to take seriously

i noticed something else I wonder if it is related. Sometimes when I lock my phone it doesn’t make the “lock sound”. Usually if I unlock it and relock it does make the sound. I wonder if the lack of notifications has any correlation to it not making a sound when I lock it. I’ve also had other random volume control issues - namely if I turn the volume down using the side buttons in a game, when I return to the Home Screen I am unable to adjust the ringer volume until I force quit the other app - otherwise the buttons adjust the sound volume instead of the ringer. Could all be related.

Responses like this annoy me because if you read the thread, you'd know that this is clearly not what we are complaining about. We are not receiving notifications due to an iOS 14 bug that has yet to be addressed. Some people have work arounds, but they do not work for everyone.

Well I posted it hear because that was the last part of the solution that worked for my partners phone and I thought it might help someone else. I’m sorry that you’re annoyed by someone trying to help, I’ll be sure not to offer help again If

I see your name (so as not to annoy you again).

Still happens for me on iOS 14.4. It appears to only affect sms verification codes. It feels like this is because iOS usually silences these to give you the ability to autocomplete web forms. However, when not using my phone, I should still get a notification on my phone and watch. Currently nothing... the screen doesn’t even light up. Tap the screen and there it is.

Unfortunately, it still doesn't work for me. I've set:

Show Previews: Always under both "Notifications" and "Messages"

Alerts: Lock Screen and Banners

I've also verified my sound and vibration settings are all on

If my phone is "dark" I get no notification but do get a buzz on my Watch, or a notification on my MacBook. If I tap my phone's screen to wake it up, I can see the message preview there, but I had no idea it came in. If my phone is unlocked and I'm looking at I WILL get a notification and text alert...but not when it's locked and not in use. So. Annoying. I really only like wearing my Watch to track exercise, but now I'm wearing it constantly for this sole reason...perhaps that was Apple's plan all along ;-)

Sorry I meant always which is when locked or unlocked. Check my pics and adjust settings as mine are it will work. I’ve literally had this problem for months and soon as I changed to theses settings I started getting notifications when phone is locked dark screen not in use and when unlocked.

Yeah, I appreciate the help, but that's what I did (just tried it again and am exactly matching your screenshots) and it's definitely not working still. I just hope 79 pages of messages about this will get Apple to fix it. Thanks for trying!