Your problem could be caused by a 3rd party app that manages background processes (Greenify or something similar). Also, this issue is a common occurrence among manufacturers that use custom versions of Android that are very aggressive with battery-saving methods. A good example of this is Huawei’s EMUI, which forbids some apps from running in the background when the phone is inactive. Apple’s iOS has a similar approach, but it’s much easier to turn push notifications back ON. Your best chance to get your Facebook Notifications to work again is to go with a trial and error approach. To make things easier for you, we have compiled a list of potential fixes that might or might not work for you. Feel free to explore each guide until you find one that works for your smartphone.
Things you should start with
Before you start following the guides below, there are a few simple tweaks you should try:
Enabling Auto-Sync on Android
Note: The name of this menu option may differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. You can also find under the name “Accounts”. Note: If you don’t see a Facebook entry, tap on Add account and insert your Facebook user credentials.
That’s it. Wait for a new notification to come in to see if they are working properly.
Enabling Push Notification on iPhone, iPad and iPod
Now check to see if notifications are showing properly on your iOS device.
Fixing Facebook Notifications on Huawei’s EMUI
A lot of Huawei models often fail to send push notification. The issue is not necessarily restricted to Facebook and applies to any type of push notification. Some older versions of EMUI (Huawei’s custom Android version) have very aggressive battery saving methods that don’t always show notifications from apps unless you mark them as a priority. Here’s what you need to do to fix them. PS: In order to get full notifications from the Facebook app, you need to complete all three steps from below. Note: Don’t worry about the word “ignore”. For this instance, “ignoring” an app actually signals the battery optimization function to let it run no matter the circumstances. Facebook Notification should now be working on your Huawei device.
Fixing Android notifications from the desktop version of Facebook
For some reason, disabling account log-ins from the desktop version of Facebook has helped a lot of users to re-enable Facebook notifications on their Android devices. Using a PC or laptop will make things a lot easier, but there’s also a workaround if you don’t have access to either. Note: If you don’t have access to a PC or laptop, you can visit the desktop version of Facebook directly from Android by using Chrome. Insert Facebook’s address inside the address bar, tap on the action button and enable Request desktop site.
That’s it. Wait for a notification to come in and see if it shows. Don’t forget to re-enable Apps, Websites and Plugins from the desktop version of Facebook.
Enabling Always on Top
In some cases, the Always on top feature might be disabled due to which the notifications might get glitched and stop appearing on your device. Therefore, in this step, we will be enabling it from the settings. For that: We hope one of the methods featured above solved your Facebook Notification problem. If you still don’t receive notifications, doing a factory reset will most likely solve it. Best of luck.
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