Unable to get iMessage Notifications on my iPhone 13 Pro Max

Hi Everyone,


I'm hoping that the amazing people of the Apple community can help solve a mystery I have been experiencing for months.


For some reasons I am not getting notifications from some of my contacts, If I am holding the phone and it is unlocked, then I get the notification (both sound and vibration) if however, it is not in my hand, or unlocked then I get absolutely nothing, no sound, no vibration, not even a notification to the watch. It is very frustrating as I miss important messages, or I do not see them for hours until I next open my phone. It only seems to do it to some (one in particular).


Just to help, I have unpaired the watch and repaired it, I've just recently bought a new watch and it does it on both. It happens if I'm wearing a watch or not, both the watch and phone have notification on. It did it on my iPhone XS Max and it does it on my 13 Pro Max.


Any help greatly appreciated.


Nick


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Posted on May 19, 2023 6:57 AM

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Posted on May 19, 2023 7:03 AM

Have you enabled Scheduled Summary?


Settings > Notifications > [Select the App that you are having trouble receiving immediate notifications]


See the pic below for a few examples. Please select immediate delivery.






Go to Settings and tap Notifications. Select an app under Notification Style. Under Alerts, choose the alert style that you want. If you turn on Allow Notifications, choose when you want the notifications delivered — immediately or in the scheduled notification summary.


Use notifications on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch




Change notification settings on iPhone

  1. Go to Settings > Notifications.
  2. To schedule a notifications summary, tap Scheduled Summary, then turn on Scheduled Summary. ... 
  3. To choose when you want most notification previews to appear, tap Show Previews, select an option—Always, When Unlocked, or Never—then tap.

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Change notification settings on iPhone - Apple Support (IN)




You can allow access to Notification Center on the Lock Screen. Go to Settings > Face ID & Passcode (on an iPhone with Face ID) or Touch ID & Passcode (on other iPhone models). Enter your passcode. Scroll down and turn on Notification Center (below Allow Access When Locked).


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35 replies

Nov 19, 2023 1:08 PM in response to YellowDinomeh

It’s the same for me. The one contact I frequently message, my settings for notifications are on immediate delivery and now for the last 4 days I haven’t been notified when the y text but every other contact that texts me I get an immediate notification. I tried muting and then unmuting the conversation but I’m still facing the same issue. Have you been able to find a solution yet?

Feb 26, 2024 10:22 PM in response to NeoGen

i get the same thing except i don’t get ANY notifications from my contacts ive tried restarting my phone letting it die and charge it just won’t let any of my messages go through and give me a notification for the message i have a iphone 15 and it’s only been happenening for like a month now but it’s getting annoying missing out on these texts i even missed out on my nieces birthday party because i got the text but no notification for it at all i saw the text a week later and it was already too late anyone have this problem before?


note: i did already check my settings and notifications and i have show alerts on all contacts im just not getting notifications specifically from the messages app

Jun 16, 2024 2:39 AM in response to NeoGen

Hi. Oddly enough my phone is doing the complete opposite to the original issue here but similar to some of the other problems.

I have an iPhone 15 pro and it appears that after one of the latest updates I’m getting notifications on iMessage only and nothing else. The only way I get notifications on WhatsApp, messenger, business messenger etc are to open the apps themselves. Then all the messages appear. If not I get no banner notifications or message indicator dots showing up.

Everything appears to be switched on on the phone and the apps themselves and I’ve not changed any settings.


Jul 18, 2024 11:45 AM in response to NeoGen

My partner and I have the same issue. Neither of us receive imessage notifications from each other. This does not happen consistently. The conversation is not muted and imessage notifications are turned on. Quite often there are no notifications on my lock screen and then I look and there are unread imessages. We have investigated and tried ALL of the options proposed in this thread with NO SUCCESS! Apple PLEASE ADDRESS this!

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