iPhone Pro 14 notifications not showing or making sound on Lock Screen

My phone will not show or sound any notification when on Lock Screen. Notifications will sound and show when the screen is active. I have checked Settings>Notifications also Sounds and Haptics, also checked Focus... After checking everything I found out that the Notifications will work only when Bluetooth is turned OFF but I can't keep it off...

Anyone having the same issue?

Posted on Oct 3, 2022 12:56 PM

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Posted on Dec 17, 2022 2:37 PM

Apparently it turned out to be a feature as expected.

All you have to do is to disable wrist detection from watch app.

Detailed explaination is given here

https://miapple.me/ios-fixing-iphone-no-notifications-sound-when-locked/?amp


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Sep 1, 2023 9:57 AM in response to Truism-16

Thank you for that, Truism 16.

Yes i tried that first, tried turning bluetooth off, changing notifications, changing volume controls, re-booting after everything, taking FOCUS off, and a half dozen other things that i have already forgotten. Nothing works. Of course, the phone will be two years old in two months, so that is probably part of the "planned obsolescence" of Apple. At this point, I guess I will have to buy a new one in November. so frustrating.


Oct 17, 2023 6:48 PM in response to luciene10

I am also having this issue, my Focus/ Do Not Disturb is off, and I do not even have the Apple Watch app installed. I get no text notifications ever, I only know when that I have a text when I unlock my screen and look at the message button. My gmail notifications rarely come through and it no longer sends notifications to my FitBit either. This has been going on for about 4 months now and I got this phone in May.

After my son have to walk home a mile in the pouring rain due to not getting his text I am I little upset. With what I paid for the phone should it not work, especially since it looks like I am not the only one with this issue.

Oct 20, 2023 7:18 AM in response to luciene10

I started having a similar issue a few days ago (i think this may be caused by some sort of update) where my reminders that have worked flawlessly for years (i set everything to go off at 6am on whatever particular day I need to do the task), but all of a sudden my reminders refuse to show on the lock screen at all anymore. and the widget sucks. im really frustrated as this is a huge focal point of how i operate in my life to stay on top of things and organized. I need reminders to show in the original drop down on my lock screen. what is the point if i have to go and unlock my phone and look at the disorganized list on the app itself??? i might as well carry around a paper list as thats better than the current update. the apple reminders app is completely useless now

Oct 25, 2023 7:05 AM in response to luciene10

Has there been any resolution for this problem yet? I have had this issue since I got my iPhone 14 almost a year ago. No notification sounds from my apps. I get text message sounds and alerts, but that's it.

• Focus is Off

• Do Not Disturb is Off

• Silent Mode is Off

• Notification Settings are all On

• All respective Sounds and Haptics are Enabled


Some Apps don't even give alerts at all anymore (Shopify being one of them). I used to get alerts for every sale on my Shopify app. Now I don't often know that I've made a sale until I get an email days later from Shopify about the funds being transferred to my bank account. Then I have to scramble to the website and fulfill all of my orders. This has been going on for almost a year. My Calendar (Apple Calendar) will not give alerts or sounds anymore on my iPhone 14 Pro. I missed a meeting at work because of this.


My old iPhones are in the house and have been repurposed as security cameras or other things and sometimes I will hear those phones give the alert sounds and I will know that the notifications are still working on those (and it will prompt me to check the respective app on my current iPhone 14 Pro).


My Calendar alerts work on my MacBook Pro, but I do not always have it with me. It is more of a desktop computer for me.


Why is this still a problem on the iPhones, @Apple Inc.?

Jan 31, 2024 3:03 PM in response to luciene10

14 pro max, giving text banners on lock screen from some people but consistently not from others. Have searched this entire thread and tried every recommendation available with NO results. WHAT GIVES APPLE??? This is unacceptable dysfunctionality for such an expensive product. Anyone else have any other fixes than already listed here???

Jun 21, 2024 10:16 AM in response to luciene10

Hi, I have partially the same issue. Notifications do make sound but do not appear or light the lock screen. 2 weeks ago I bought an iphone 14 pro which required update to 17.5.1 to be set-up. I transferred everything from my old XS (running iOS 16 and working absolutely normally in everything). From the very first time the notifications made sound when arriving but the lock screen didn’t light.  Only if I have “always on display” (which I do not prefer) I can see notifications.

I tried almost every advice found on google search. i called also Apple Support which offered nothing. Told me to wait for new iOS. But as I read many of you had the same issue in older iOS and I’m really curious if anyone of you had this resolved after updating his/her iOS??

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