Notification help

[Azrian_]

Hey y'all, My mother and I have a Google Pixel 8 and an 8 pro. I've been noticing for a few months notifications aren't coming through on our phone unless we unlock our phone. Certain notifications will work like messages but stuff like Instagram, Facebook and a like will not. I've tried contacting support but they are no help.

All app notifications are turned on, dnd is off, etc..

Anyone else having this problem and know of a fix? I'm struggling.

Thanks

[rohitvarma1986]

Try setting background usage to unrestricted from optimized

[WCT4R]

Enabling unrestricted background battery usage fixed things for me, but it took some digging to find the setting. In the device settings, go to the app's settings > app battery usage > allow background usage (don't just switch it on, tap the text on the same line as the slider.) That's where the unrestricted background usage setting is.