Why doesn't my iPhone notify me when I have a new text message?

Well i have the same issue, and my sis have it before also.

she never got message from me ever from the screen, but if she go on inbox then she see my new message.

same as i now never got message from my BF, but everyone els i got!

so what u wanna do is do a back up on everything you have on your phone.

after you backup your phone u go to general settings - and go to reset, and then last one.

delete all content and all settings - the phone will delete every settings you have done, but ofc your picture,message and stuff wouldnt be delete, but make sure u do a back up for it anyway 😉

VOILA! your message will pop up on the screen as normal again.

What are your notification settings for Messages?

When was the last time you powered your iPhone off and on and/or did a reset which is similar to a computer restart?

Your iPhone has never notified you of text messages, or this is a recent problem? If recent, how recent?

I never drain my battery 100% unless I have no other choice. Such a deep battery discharge is not good for the battery and should not be done often.

I never drain my battery 100% unless I have no other choice. Such a deep battery discharge is not good for the battery and should not be done often.

No, the phone cannot "drain the battery 100%," The shutdown cutoff is way above battery depletion and is designed not to damage the battery when done occasionally (though doing so repetitively over a long period may shorten battery life span).

Draining the battery to cut off keeps the meter calibrated and Apple recommends doing so monthly. Also, a small memory effect has recently been documented for Li-ion batteries and this will help prevent it.

Splitting hairs.

I don't drain the battery until the iPhone powers off automatically which is 100% for the iPhone with the cutoff.

Regardless, deep battery discharges on a regular basis is harder on the battery than more frequent shorter charges.

1. Reset phone (no data loss): press both home and power buttons for at least 10 seconds, releasing when the Apple logo appears

2. Backup and resore phone using the backup

3. Restore phone as new, without using the backup.

iOS: How to back up and restore your content

Regardless, deep battery discharges on a regular basis is harder on the battery than more frequent shorter charges.

Agreed, but it should be done occasionally and not avoided entirely.

As long as you did the backup properly, yes.

I'd advise manually transferring your photos to your computer separately, backing up your Contacts to iCloud, and then everything else to iTunes.

Yes, if you restore the backup as well. Apps and music/media are separate from the backup and are synced from your iTunes or redownloaded from the store or iCloud. Syncing contacts, calendars, notes with an app on your computer or cloud service as well as importing your camera roll photos to your computer will save them if you can't use the backup

If you restore as new, you will lose all phone and app settings, app data, and messages. Any emails from a POP server not remaining on the server will be lose.

This thread has become a debate about powering off and battery life. Does anyone have an answer about the phone NOT sounding an alert when there is a text message?

I have the same settings as Jsdima9113. I have the iphone 5, version 6.1.4

I have powered off then reset. That has not worked.