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Why doesn’t my wife’s phone get an alert when I text her?

iPhone SE

Posted on Dec 28, 2020 8:37 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2020 8:54 AM

It cannot be the way you have described. Try to find out when it does not give notifications? Under which circumstances for e.g.


  • When Locked or Unlocked
  • When on DND or Bed Time
  • When your Text app is open or closed
  • When your ringer is silent or enabled
  • For a particular Contact or for all
  • For VIPs or for all


If you are never getting a Notification then you need to set up one. --> Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple ...

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Dec 28, 2020 8:54 AM in response to noahspinzone

It cannot be the way you have described. Try to find out when it does not give notifications? Under which circumstances for e.g.


  • When Locked or Unlocked
  • When on DND or Bed Time
  • When your Text app is open or closed
  • When your ringer is silent or enabled
  • For a particular Contact or for all
  • For VIPs or for all


If you are never getting a Notification then you need to set up one. --> Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple ...

Dec 28, 2020 10:12 AM in response to SravanKrA

It is when locked OR unlocked; There is no do not disturb or bed time in effect; When my text app [and HERS] is open OR closed; My ringer AND hers is enabled; ONLY happens when I text HER PHONE - [I get notification alert on MY phone when she texts ME!] She gets my text - just no alert when I send it; have tried changing the alert, also - no different!

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