Note 5 - no pop up text message notifications?

[madamo4117]

When the phone screen is dark, in lock mode, and a message in, I only get a sound notification, but not a pop up. I have gone into settings and everything is turned on, but still no pop up. I don't want to download an app to give me a notification, unless this is the only way. I could swear my other Samsung's popped up text messages. Any thoughts on what to do? Thanks.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Moved from the Note forum to the Note5 forum.

Go to Settings>Sound & Notification>Ringtones and Sounds>Messages Notifications, and see if there's an option to light up the screen when a message arrives.

Most phones don't have an option for the screen to wake up with notifications. If you can't find that option anywhere, then you could install a 3rd party app like DynamicNotifications.

 

[Devin Doucet]

If you are on Verizon, message+ has this option in the apps settings. I would think other messaging apps also do but I haven't tried any other ones

 

[hub1]

If you are on Verizon, message+ has this option in the apps settings. I would think other messaging apps also do but I haven't tried any other ones

Verizon message+ works on any android phone. You don't have to be on Verizon

 

[Devin Doucet]

I may have misunderstood, not sure message+ actually turns on the screen, but you can read and respond to a message from the lock screen

 

[Devin Doucet]

Finally got a text while screen was off and I can confirm message+ will turn on screen and show text when one comes in if turned on in settings

 

[anon(153966)]

I believe Textra will, too. Alas, I do wish Samsung gave us this option (of screen wake), for emails, too...

 

[TTQ225]

I believe Textra will, too. Alas, I do wish Samsung gave us this option (of screen wake), for emails, too...

You are right, Textra does it. It wakes up the phone, shows the pop-up message and my BlueMail app does the same. I love these two apps.

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