Last Updated on December 26, 2020 by Rick Darlinton
Facebook is by far the most popular social chat app that you use to communicate with family and friends. So it may feel very frustrating if you just miss some important notifications from Facebook. This may happen when the Facebook notifications are not working on your phone no matter it is an Android phone or iPhone. Anyway, we will guide you several solutions about how to fix facebook notifications not working and we hope one of these solutions could help you fix the issue.
Is Facebook notification turned on?
If you’ve turned off Facebook notifications, surely, you won’t receive any Facebook notifications on your Android or iPhone. So first, please make sure you do not mute facebook notifications. Go to ‘Settings’>’apps¬ifications’>’ see all apps’ and then find the Facebook app. You can also find the Facebook app much easier by searching the Facebook name. Next, please tap on ‘show notifications’.
Notification Settings on Facebook
Sometimes, the reason why the Facebook notifications not working problem exists is that you allowed ‘mute notification” from the Facebook app setting. Just head to check this option by opening the Facebook app and clicking on the three dots at the top right of the app. Here, please tap on ‘settings’ and find the ‘notification settings’ option. Please check all of the notifications settings that could lead to Facebook notifications not working. For example, just turned “mute notifications” off to see whether Facebook notifications can work again properly.
Do not disturb Mode
Nowadays, many smartphones are developed with ‘Do not disturb” mode. It offers you an option to mute all of the notifications from the apps on your smartphone. To enable or disable the ‘Do not disturb” mode, you just need to swipe down from the top of the phone screen and then the mode. After it’s enabled, you won’t receive notifications unless you allow certain notifications such as calls and messages, etc. So if the Facebook notifications are not working on your phone, just double-check whether the “Do not disturb” mode is enabled.
Clear facebook cache and data
The cached data for Apps are some files that are stored on your smartphones when you open an app for the first time. Although it helps you open or load the app information quickly, the cached data may also cause you not to receive notifications due to certain factors such as a weak network connection and more. With that said, if you also face the ‘Facebook notifications not working’ error, just head further to clear the cache of the Facebook app.
To clear the cache of the Facebook app, just go to ‘settings’>’app & notifications’ and then find the Facebook app. After that, please tap on ‘storage & cache” and continue to click on ‘clear cache’ to clear the cached data.
Enter the safe mode
Another solution to fix Facebook notifications not working is to enter the phone into safe mode. This could help you check whether the problem is caused by some unknown apps that’s recently downloaded to your phone. For example, if you use an Android phone, you could follow the steps below to enter your phone into safe mode
Step 1: Press and hold the power button
Step 2: When the power off option shows, just tap on it
Step 3: if you see the ‘Reboot to Safe Mode’ option, just tap on it
When your phone works under the ‘safe mode’ mode, you could check whether the Facebook notifications work properly now. If it works normally, perhaps the issue is caused by some unknown apps that you recently downloaded. Just remove those apps and check again if you can receive Facebook notifications after turning off safe mode on your phone.
Update the system
Updating the phone system comes with lots of benefits such as improving the overall stability and performance of the device and enjoying some updated new features and security fixes from the manufacturer. Considering some system flaws or bugs may cause the problem of Facebook push notifications not working, it is essential to update the system to improve the phone functionality and fix bugs.
Uninstall and reinstall the Facebook app
If you are not getting Facebook notifications, why not just try to uninstall and reinstall Facebook on your mobile device. To uninstall the Facebook app, please open the ‘Settings’ on Android or iPhone, then go to ‘apps’ , select Facebook and then tap on the ‘Uninstall’ option. When this is done, go to Play Store or the iOS store to reinstall the Facebook app on your device.
Update the Facebook app
Sometimes, Facebook push notifications are not working perhaps because you are still using an outdated facebook app. You can check to see if the problem of Facebook no notifications is caused by an outdated app just by accessing the latest Facebook from the Play Store or App store.
So these are some solutions you can try to fix Facebook push notifications not working. If the problem still exists after trying these fixes, then you may take your phone to the after-sales service center, particularly if the phone is still under warranty.