iPhone SE 1st Gen: WhatsApp no lock screen notifications

I had the same issue, and after few days of troubleshooting I finally resolved it. You may want to give this method a try. Good luck!

My case: Fixing WhatsApp Notifications on iPhone 7 Plus (iOS 15.8.6)

If WhatsApp notifications are not appearing on the lock screen, try the following steps:

1. Offload and reinstall WhatsApp

Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage, select WhatsApp, and choose Offload App, and reinstall it.

2. Disable Background App Refresh for WhatsApp

Go to Settings > General > Background App Refresh, and turn it off for WhatsApp.

3.Test Message Delivery

Using another phone, send a WhatsApp message to your iPhone under these scenarios:

• While your iPhone is unlocked
• With WhatsApp running in the background (do not swipe it away)
• While your iPhone is locked

4.You may need to repeat this test a few times until your iPhone successfully receives a message notification on the lock screen.

5.Re-enable Background App Refresh

Once lock screen notifications start working, go back and turn on Background App Refresh for WhatsApp.

Hey. I know what your issue is but it unfortunately can’t be solved without upgrading your phone. Each time ‎WhatsApp approaches the end of its minimum supported iOS version, the notification system gets messed up and you will get these symptoms. This exact thing happened to me with iOS 12 during 2024 and is being repeated with iOS 15 now.

Let's see. You told us that everything was OK....before.....the latest WhatsApp update. And, the issues started after you installed the WhatsApp update.

So, what changed? Your iPhone did not change.

Sounds to me like WhatsApp has dropped some features with older iOS versions. That would explain why WhatsApp is working with newer phones running newer iOS versions, but not older phones running older iOS versions.

in that case you’ll need to change your phone as soon as possible, because with what you just said WhatsApp have removed some features from the older and oldest iOS version, that is they’ve limit some features from the older iOS versions, change your phone and update to the latest iOS 26.3

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the question is can I find a solution ?

Nothing changed on the iPhone. The problem occurred when you installed the new WhatsApp update. The solution will come from WhatsApp.....if it comes.

Let us know what the WhatsApp Support people say when you contact them.

After last Whatsapp update I stopped getting the bar notifications on my lock screen

So, what changed? Your iPhone did not change......you are asking about an update from WhatsApp. What did the support people at WhatsApp say when you contacted them about this?

So I guess the problem is with my old phone.

If the last WhatsApp update is not providing the notifications.....as you say.....the problem is not with your phone.....the problem is the last WhatsApp update.

That being said, it really is getting to be that time when you would want to start looking for a new phone. The SE that you have was introduced about 10 years ago.

Hello~ Your tagline says you are running iOS 15? I believe WhatsApp requires iOS 15.1 and above now…

~Katana-San~

Hello once more~ Ah yes…you did indeed. My apologies and good luck.

~Katana-San~