Notification not showing over full screen apps

I am pretty sure that before I upgraded from Big Sur to Monterey, if I had an app open in full screen mode. That alert notifications would still appear.


Has anything changed around this in Monterey. I couldn't see anything obvious in system preferences but from reading the Monterey release notes, there as been some work around notification was wondered if there have been any behaviour changes around notifications.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 15, 2021 2:00 AM

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Posted on Nov 21, 2021 9:32 AM

Hello buffalo0,


Let's check to see if you possibly have a Focus turned on and that being the reason you're not getting the notifications. Follow the steps in the article below.

Set up a Focus on Mac


Thanks!

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Nov 16, 2021 7:00 AM in response to buffalo0

Hello buffalo0,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

If we understand your post correctly, when you're in full screen mode on your Mac you're not getting notifications. We'd like to help!


Check to see in Preferences on your Mac, how you have it set up to receive notifications. Check to see if you have banners selected. If not, select banners and see if you're now able to receive notifications while in full screen mode.


Change Notifications preferences on Mac


Let us know if you have any questions.

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Take care!

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