What to do if the notifications do not come in the lock screen

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The notifications in our Android phone are essential. Each user can configure them to your liking, being able to choose if we want or not see them on the lock screen, so that it would conform to what you need. If you have chosen that be displayed on the lock screencan occur at times that will not show.

This is a problem that can affect any Android phoneno matter the brand. Why you have stopped showing notifications on the lock screen? The causes can be varied, as well as the solutions. If this has happened to you, there are a number of things we can do to fix it.

Have you blocked the notifications by mistake?

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The first thing we can check is if by mistake we have blocked or deleted notifications on the lock screen, something that in the past we have taught to do and that could have happened. An error in the settings, which is what prevents those notifications are displayed normally, as was the case up until now. That’s why, we check whether it has been modified such a configuration, it is possible by following these steps:

  1. Open the settings of the phone.
  2. Go in the Notifications section.
  3. Tap Notifications on lock screen.
  4. Checks to see if they are activated.
  5. In case you are not (if do Not Display is checked), click on any of the options to display them.

Does it occur only with some particular application?

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It is possible that this problem with the notifications on the lock screen happen with only one application that we have installed in the phone. If this is your case, it is possible that in the settings of that app and its notifications, you’ve disabled the ability to show on the lock screen in Android. The solution in this case is as simple as getting him back to have that permission and so to function normally again. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Open the settings of the phone.
  2. Go in Notifications.
  3. Looking for the app that does not display such notifications.
  4. Walks in on her.
  5. Go to the section “Other Notifications”.
  6. Check the option to show up on the lock screen is enabled.
  7. If it is not, proceed to their activation.

Application blocking turned on

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Another problem that occurs on some phones, it is it has the function of application blocking turned on. When you have this option running on the device, you are preventing the correct functioning of an application, which as a result has not broadcast or display notifications on the lock screen. You can check if this function is activated in the following way:

  1. Opens the settings.
  2. Enters Security and privacy.
  3. Look for the section on Blocking applications.
  4. Enter in this section.
  5. Checks to see if it is enabled.
  6. If it is selected, it proceeds to clear it.

Problems with face unlock

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On some phones, is the face unlock which is causing these problems with the notifications on the lock screen. Because if we have set up the face unlock option to Unlock directly, it is possible to hide the content of such notifications, or not show any. Therefore, it is advisable to check, in case of the use of this method of unlocking it, the way in which it is configured.

  1. Opens the settings.
  2. Enters Security and privacy.
  3. Tap on facial Recognition.
  4. Enter your unlock PIN or recognizes your face.
  5. Go to the section direct Unlock or slide to unlock.
  6. Checks that the first option (directly) is not activated.
  7. Activate the option lock screen Notifications, smart.

Notifications of MIUI

For users with phones Xiaomi or Redmi, it is a usual problem that the phone doesn’t show notifications on the lock screen. This problem is usually originate in the notifications of MIUIthat have not been configured correctly. These notifications, which we can use in other phones, they are easy to set up and simply would have to check if we have given permission to display on the lock screen, which tends to be the failure many times.

In the settings, in the Notifications section, it is necessary to check if the notifications on the lock screen are enabled. Since there are times that have been turned off. In addition to this, in the section of permissions, it is good to check whether the applications that we want to be able to show they have permission to do this or not. There are times that this does not happen and is the cause of the problem on the phone.

Restart the phone

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Something that we can always rely on this type of situations is to restart the phone. Many times they are failures in the applications or in the processes of the phone that will cause something not to work, in this case the notifications on the lock screen in Android. When you restart the phone, all the processes are terminated and the phone starts again. Therefore, it is very likely that after you have rebooted, the notification will display again with total normality.

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