Top 9 Fixes for Facebook Notifications Not Working on iPhone and iPad

Imagine getting a few comments and likes on your last profile picture and Facebook doesn’t notify you about the same. You’re not alone. Several Facebook users are facing the same issue when they do not receive Facebook notifications on their iPhone or iPad. In this post, you will find 9 tips to fix Facebook notifications not working on iOS and iPadOS.

The problem may be due to turning off notifications on your device or app settings. We have covered all the ways to fix the problem.

Lets start.

1. Reboot Devices

Start the troubleshooting process to fix Facebook notifications by restarting your iPhone or iPad. You also need to restart your modem.

Fly: Put your iPhone or iPad in Airplane mode from Control Center to quickly turn off all network connections. Disable it after a few seconds.

2. Check Facebook Notifications in Settings

To receive notifications from any app, you must enable them in Settings. Typically, they are enabled by default, but are sometimes changed when messing with the settings. To fix this, open Settings on your iPhone or iPad and go to Facebook. Tap on Notifications. Check the following:

• Make sure the toggle next to Allow notifications is turned on.
• Verify that the checkboxes under Lock screen, Notification center, and Banners are checked.
• Enable the toggle next to Sounds.
• Enable the toggle for Badges if you want to show a notification badge on the app icon.
• Tap Show Previews and select Always.

Fly: In case the toggles are already on, disable them and turn them back on.

3. Tick Do Not Disturb Mode

If Do not disturb mode (DND) is enabled on your iPhone or iPad, the system software will mute your notifications from all apps. Check if DND is messing with Facebook notifications.

Open Settings and tap on Do not disturb. Disable the toggle next to Do not disturb. Check the toggle next to Scheduled and disable it. If enabled, DND will automatically activate at a certain time without you doing anything, thus causing problems.

You should also check the do not disturb while driving settings. Set it to be activated manually instead of automatically or when connected to Car Bluetooth.

4. Check Notification Settings in Facebook App

The Facebook app also comes with built-in notification settings. You need to check and verify if these are enabled.

For this, follow these steps:

Stage 1: Open the Facebook app and tap the Menu button in the upper-right corner (the icon with three bars or a small down arrow). Select settings.

Step 2: Scroll down and tap Notifications.

Stage 3: On the notifications screen, scroll down and tap Push. Activate it on the next screen.

Step 4: Now go back to the previous screen and select Comments, Tags, Friend requests etc. Check if all Facebook stuff like push notifications is allowed. Tap on each item and enable the toggle next to Push.

5. Update Facebook App

Sometimes, Facebook notifications not appearing on your iPhone or iPad can be caused by a bug in the app itself. Developers are quick to fix such problems. So update the app from App Store.

Fly: Learn how to check if apps need updating on iPhone.

6. Check Connected Devices

If you’re using an Apple Watch, this can also cause notification issues for you. Basically, when the Apple Watch is connected and the iPhone is locked, you only get notifications on your Watch, not your iPhone. You can customize this behavior by changing the Apple Watch notification settings. Learn more about notifications on Apple Watch and iPhone.

7. Reinstall Facebook App

If the problem persists, you should uninstall the Facebook app. This will not delete your Facebook account or your photos and posts on Facebook. Find out in detail what happened by uninstalling the Facebook app.

Tap and hold Facebook’s app icon on the home screen to uninstall the app. Select Uninstall app > Delete app. Check out other ways to uninstall apps from iPhone and iPad. After uninstalling, restart your iPhone or iPad. Then open the App Store and reinstall the Facebook app.

9. Reset Settings

If nothing works, reset all settings on your iPhone or iPad. You don’t have to do it manually for every setting. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset all settings. Wi-Fi, notifications, Bluetooth, etc. returns all settings to their default values. Learn more about how resetting works on iPhone.

what’s up, facebook

Waiting for one of the fixes to fix Facebook notification issues. If luck is not on your side, you should also take a look at the Screen time and Low power mode settings. Disable them for a while and see if Facebook notifications works. Also, try logging out of your Facebook account.