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As an update, I installed Glympse notifications per suggestion above. I then went into GMail and Messages (texts) and put for Importance (Urgent) and have no sound as I want it silent. It now seems to pop up notification in locked screen and wake phone. Never got android's own Ambient to work...

Under Screen lock I see no enable but Screen Lock is set up with PIN. Under Lock Screen preferences, I have "Show all Content". I know my Screen Lock is turned on as after 20 or so seconds, it goes black and I need to enter pin to get back in. Appreciate the try here.

Looks like a potential solution. Installed. Turned on settings. Also have Ambient display on within android display settings. Nothing. Emailed myself and screen doesn't turn on. Thanks for suggestion.

Another call with Pixel2 support and now I am confused and want to ask the community: If you have your phone sitting on your desk where screen is completely darkened out. If you have Ambient Display - New Notifications, will the screen on it own and without you touching it, light up when you...

Just to update the forum, I had a new pixel 2 sent to me today. Set it up as "New". Turned on Ambient Display -- New Notifications turned on. Made sure I don't have Do Not Disturb turned on. Went to gmail notifications and Messages notifications making sure I am notified. And.....nothing...

Interestingly per your suggestion I switched to Messages and made "Importance" High. Unfortunately it makes a vibrating sound BUT it did wake notification on sleeping screen. So I guess we made progress. Nothing with Gmail and don't see importance there so that still does not wake phone with...

Thank you for replying to both of you. 1) I am using Message+ as that seemed to backup to google drive for texts. When I go into it per B Diddy's question...settings>app notifications -- there is no Importance in the settings. I checked "Messages" as the other app assuming that is what is...

Hi, I am really frustrated. Just got a new Pixel 2 regular size. A key for me is the phone sits on my desk all black and then when I have an email or text it silently wakes and shows notification. I can't seem to get this to work. I went Ambient Display. I don't want Always On turned on...