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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Feb 16, 2021 1:34 AM in response to Brogelle

I recently stated to have this issue. My phone was working fine and then I noticed that I had messaged that I didn’t know I received. I turned off my phone and reset my networking setting and nothing. I don’t hear text tone sounds but my phone does vibrate. I get everything else with sound like : calls , notifications, etc. & yes , I do have the new update...


can someone please help me out here.

Feb 23, 2021 7:17 AM in response to Wini121

I have a 12 Pro Max, iOS 14.4, not getting text or Facebook notifications. If I’m listening to a podcast on Bluetooth, the volume cuts in half when a notification comes in but there’s still no alert sound, that’s new. I’ve tried all the “fixes” in this thread. I’ve never had so many issues with an Apple product. This phone performs no better than the 8+ I traded in in November.

Feb 27, 2021 3:04 PM in response to Brogelle

I've the same problem, I do not receive notifications from any app, sometimes I receive the notification 10 minutes late, usually never. I've to open the app to see the messages. I've tried all solutions and any nothing works. This is very frustrating and disappointing. I hope that in the next iOS update they will solve this, although it has already been several months and they don't solve it

Mar 2, 2021 5:29 PM in response to Brogelle

This is happening with me as well, ever since a new iPad came into my home two weeks ago. Notifications on iPhone, Macbook, and the iPad in question have gone crazy. Sometimes they come, sometimes I see banners, sometimes I get notification alerts, sometimes I get nothing. No rhyme or reason. I have tried removing the iPad from the equation, the problem remains. I've spoken with three support people, two senior techs. The current person and I were on the phone for hours, setting and resetting everything. He ultimately directed me here. I'm slightly horrified that this has been going on for five months without a fix. It's hella annoying.

Mar 3, 2021 6:54 AM in response to alyssa ettinger

alyssa ettinger Yes, this is crazy and very frustrating. This is my first iPhone (and the last one I guess) and I have this problem since the first day usign the phone. I also did everything they told me to do, spent hours on the phone, brought the phone twice to physical diagnostic at the store and nothing was fixed. The worst part is that now they are saying that it is a third party issue, I mean, taht the notifications from whatsapp, facebook, etc are not his responsibility. I recently tried to call apple support again and they don't answer me or call me back. My iPhone has only 4 month of use and it is really a nightmare.

Mar 3, 2021 7:42 AM in response to Tom Karches

" I would prefer to get the audio alert on both but have not figured out how to do that yet. Wifi and bluetooth are both turned on."


I struggled with this particular issue before and it turns out there is not actually a way to receive notifications on both the Apple Watch and iPhone. If the watch is on your wrist and notifications for Messages is set to Mirror iPhone in the Watch app, the notification will come through the watch only. If you turn off Notifications for Messages in the Watch app, you will receive notifications only on your iPhone. But there is no way to get the notification sound on both the iPhone and Apple watch at the same time, which is unfortunate, because it would be helpful to have that option.

Mar 4, 2021 1:00 AM in response to WdstkGuru

The same has happened to me. Running iOS 14.4 & a few days ago stopped getting notifications for WhatsApp, messenger, Facebook & a few other apps. I am getting notifications for some other apps which is why Apple will try to palm it off as a third party issue, but it isn’t. Apple need to sort this out. I haven’t performed any software update on any of the apps in question or an iOS update in the last week, so how can Apple blame anyone but themselves & their operating system. The fact that this problem has been happening for months tells me that Apple don’t know how to fix the issue & are scratching it’s head. If they don’t sort it out soon, it will cost them significantly as consumers will switch to another manufacturer. Very poor & probably wouldn’t have happened on Steve Jobs watch🤬

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