5 Ways to Fix iMessage Notifications Not Working on iPhone

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Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Disable and Enable iMessage

Disabling and enabling the iMessage service manually on your iPhone refreshes it, fixing existing glitches and bugs that are blocking its notifications.

Step 1:Open the Settings app, scroll down to selectApps, and tapMessages.

Step 2:Disable theiMessagetoggle, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on.

Fix 2: Check and Enable iMessage Notifications

If iMessage notifications aren’t working on your device, make sure they’re enabled under iOS settings and turn on time-sensitive notifications for the Messages app.

Step 1:SelectNotificationsunder iPhone Settings and tapMessages.

Step 2:Ensure theAllow Notificationstoggle is enabled and turn onTime-Sensitive Notifications.

Fix 3: Check Contact Settings

If iMessage notifications only work selectively for some contacts, check that you haven’t muted orhidden notification alertsfor the affected contact.

Step 1:Open Messages, select the iMessage conversation whose notifications aren’t arriving, and tap theSenderat the top.

Step 2:Disable theHide Alertstoggle to resume getting the iMessage notification.

Fix 4: Turn off Filter Unknown Senders

If you aren’t receiving iMessage notifications from people not on your contact list, configure your iPhone to disable the filter for unknown senders.

Step 1:SelectAppsunder iPhone Settings and tapMessages.

Step 2:TapUnknown & Spamunder ‘Message Filtering’ and turn offFilter Unknown Senders.

Fix 5: Turn off Message Forwarding

Lastly, you may miss iMessage notifications on your iPhone if you’ve configured automatic message forwarding to your connected Apple devices. To fix it, head to your iPhone Settings and disable the feature.

Note:If youcan’t find the Text Message Forwardingoption, sign in with the same Apple ID on other Apple devices.

Step 1:Open Messages Settings on your iPhone (check the above steps), and selectText Message Forwarding.

Step 2:Turn off the toggle for all connected Apple devices to disable text forwarding to them.

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Last updated on 16 August, 2024

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