Notifications are essential to stay alert and informed of what is happening in the world through our social networks, whether they are messages or simple “alerts” from our smartphone applications .
When, for one reason or another, the notifications do not arrive, we worry and in most cases we do not know the origin of the problem. Whether it is an Android smartphone or an iPhone , you should know that there are various solutions to properly restore the settings regarding notifications and eliminate the problem.
Why don’t you get notifications?
Before I show you how you can get notifications to work properly , you may want to learn about some of the possible causes of the problem so that you can avoid it in the future. Obviously, the indications that we will give you have general validity, but there may also be other causes in addition to those mentioned.
- Battery saving: One of the main reasons why notifications are not reaching the smartphone (mainly on Android phones ) could be due to the battery saving function. In fact, this function has the task of preserving the smartphone’s level of autonomy to the maximum, acting on the elements that consume the most battery (such as notifications and brightness).
- Incorrect app settings:When you first download an app to your smartphone, you’re usually asked if you can opt in to receive notifications. In the event that this permission is denied, you will obviously not receive notifications from the application correctly.
How to restore notifications
After mentioning what are usually the possible causes of not receiving notifications, let’s see how to reactivate them and definitively solve the problem.
Android
There are several ways to solve the problem of not receiving notifications. You should keep in mind that the various procedures that we will list may vary slightly depending on the smartphone you have.
The first characteristic to check and, if necessary, to adjust, is precisely the energy saving .
- Open Settings or Settings.
- Find settings regarding power saving(usually found within the Battery and performance item).
- Next, locate the app you’re interested in and check that it’s not throttling background updates.
Also, it’s always a good idea to check autostart of apps as well. In fact, in some cases, when you restart your smartphone, all the apps may not start automatically, which also means that you do not receive notifications from them.
- Open the Settings or Settingsof your Android smartphone.
- Then tap on Applicationsand then on Application
- Find the app you’re interested in and make sure all autostart options are turned on.
In the event that the notifications still do not arrive, then you will have to adjust them manually by doing it from the settings. In fact, in some cases, notifications from a particular app may not be active.
- Go to the Settings of your smartphone.
- Then go to
- While there, look for the apps or the app that is not notifying you and adjust all the options related to notifications: it is possible, in fact, to adjust the way notifications are displayed, where to display them and, first of all, if they are really there. active.
iOS
As for Apple devices , you can do this by adjusting the settings dedicated to refreshing apps in the background:
- Open
- Then go to General, then Background App Refresh and check that the option is active in the applications of your interest.
If you want, you can keep your apps up to date even outside the home, in the absence of Wi-Fi, by selecting the Wi-Fi and cellular data option in the Refresh app in the background item .
Next, if you find that the issue is still not resolved, you’ll need to adjust your notification settings:
- Open
- Then go to
- Locate the appthat is not notifying you of the news and click on it.
- Next, make sure the Allow notificationsitem is checked, and also adjust the other options (the style of the banner, sounds, and badge, as well as choosing whether to show notification previews and how to group ).
