Facebook Notifications Not Working: How to Fix It
You're not getting alerts for messages, comments, or likes — you only see them when you open the app yourself.
Try these in order
- Turn off Do Not Disturb Swipe down on Android and tap the Do Not Disturb tile, or turn it off in Settings on iPhone (Help Desk Geek).
- Turn off battery saver Low Power Mode on iPhone and Battery Saver on Android both hold back notifications (Help Desk Geek).
- Allow notifications in your phone settings On iPhone: Settings > Notifications > Facebook > Allow Notifications. On Android: Settings > Apps > Facebook > Notifications (Help Desk Geek).
- Check the settings inside Facebook Tap your profile picture, then Settings & privacy > Settings > Notification settings, turn on Push for the alerts you want, and make sure "Mute push notifications" is off (Help Desk Geek). You can also fine-tune alerts for specific people or Pages here (Facebook Help Center).
- Allow background data Turn on Background App Refresh on iPhone, or background data on Android, so Facebook can check for alerts (Help Desk Geek).
- Clear the cache and update the app On Android clear Facebook's cache, then update the app in your store (Help Desk Geek).
- Reinstall Facebook Delete the app and install it fresh, then log back in (Help Desk Geek).
Still stuck? If you're missing browser alerts on a computer, click the padlock beside the address bar on Facebook, open Site settings, and set Notifications to Allow (Help Desk Geek).
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