Apple iPhone s on iOS 14 Report Problems With Receiving Texts 1ev2x WhatsApp Notifications

The bug is also impacting voice call alerts for some s. 261x6g

By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 12 December 2020 16:52 IST

Apple iPhone s on iOS 14 Report Problems With Receiving Texts, WhatsApp Notifications

The issues were initially noticed on the iPhone 12 series 6a66s

Highlights

Affected s have reported problems on Apple Community forums
iOS 14 and later versions seem to be impacted
The workarounds mentioned on forums not useful for all s

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iPhone s on iOS 14 or later are complaining about not getting notifications for texts, iMessages, and even WhatsApp messages in some cases. The problem doesn't seem to be with a single application or a particular generation of iPhone models. Complaints posted by the affected s on online platforms, including on the Apple Community forums, suggest that the notification issues are impacting almost all iPhone models compatible with iOS 14.

Several s have complained on Apple Community forums that they aren't getting notifications for new text messages and iMessages after updating their iPhones to iOS 14. The issue doesn't seem to be affecting the delivery of new messages, but only notifications. Both pop-up notifications and the red badge that keeps a count of the unread messages seem to be failing for some s, reported The Verge.

The glitch is apparently not just limited to text messages or iMessages as some s are not even getting notifications for third-party apps including Signal. In a few cases, it is even affecting voice call alerts.

“I am now missing calls and notifications from other apps as well,” one of the affected s wrote on Apple Community forums.

The thread on the notification problems, only started in September, was now at 43 pages at the time of filing this story. Some s have also provided workarounds, such as turning off Messages on a connected Mac or force closing the Messages app. However, it appears that these workarounds aren't useful for many affected s.

In addition to the complaints on the Apple Community forums, some s have also taken to Twitter to inform Apple about the problems.

@Apple There may be a bug in iOS 14 where some of my iMessages won't show a new notification, but I see a new message when I go to the thread. A ton of my friends have the same issue. Please help
— DeAndre Evans (@dredarq) December 11, 2020

@Apple @Apple Please fix the text notification issue on the new iOS!! #fixit #ios14 #broken #useless #bugs #ineedtextnotifications
— Annette (@Annette92180) December 11, 2020

@Apple what's up w me not being notified of text messages i'm receiving? i just updated to iOS 14... and I'm ready to quit apple altogether. when yall gonna fix it?!
— Taneya (@supTaneya) December 11, 2020

MacRumors last month iPhone 12 Pro Max. However, considering the fresh complaints raised by several s on different platforms, the issues doesn't seem to be limited to the iPhone 12 series.

Gadgets 360 has reached out to Apple for a clarification on the bug and will update this space when the company responds.

Apple caused battery drain issues for some iPhone s.

Apple could bring a fix to these problems with the iOS 14.3, which is likely to debut in the coming days.

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