So i´ve used an iPhone for the last 10 years and decided i wanted to give Android a try because it has some basic functionalities that iOS lacks (password protections for apps, sideloading etc.) and so i got the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Plus a week ago. Nice phone and have nothing to complain about as far as hardware and quality feeling but when it comes to the software, i almost immediately discovered a MAJOR headache and that is the notifications in Android and more specifically the lockscreen notifications. OMFG! what a complete mess this is. I never imagined it would be this bad and actually thought it would be somewhat better than iOS but it´s just one problem after the other i am trying to fix without any results.
First of all, why does Android think that it´s a good idea to NOT wake up the screen on notifications and let the user decide how long it´s going to stay awake and show the notifications?? Instead i have to rely on 3rd party software like Glimpse Notifications from the Playstore which lets me do this. SMH..
Secondly, tons of notifications are either missing completely or heavily delayed when compared to iOS. For example, my Gmail notifications show up instantly on the iPhone and it works every single time but on the Samsung, it either completely goes missing until i unlock the phone and then it will show up or it will be heavily delayed up to sometimes 20-30 min.
Lots of other apps are also missing notifications on the lockscreen and i´ve gone through all the typical things suggested like battery settings, system notifications settings etc. without any luck...
Have to say i am super disappointed with how this works and i am strongly considering returning the phone to get an iPhone 13 instead or wait for the new 14
The overall Android experience in general except for the notifications is actually really good, it runs smooth & fast and plenty of customization options avaliable but because the notifications is such a big part of the total experince (at least for me) i can´t feel satisfied with my purchase no matter how much i try.
I am curious if these problems are specific for Android 12 which is the OS running on my phone. After googling some i can see others have similar problems with notifications too so not really sure what to do now, keep it and wait for Google to fix the problems or get an Iphone?
First of all, why does Android think that it´s a good idea to NOT wake up the screen on notifications and let the user decide how long it´s going to stay awake and show the notifications?? Instead i have to rely on 3rd party software like Glimpse Notifications from the Playstore which lets me do this. SMH..
Secondly, tons of notifications are either missing completely or heavily delayed when compared to iOS. For example, my Gmail notifications show up instantly on the iPhone and it works every single time but on the Samsung, it either completely goes missing until i unlock the phone and then it will show up or it will be heavily delayed up to sometimes 20-30 min.
Lots of other apps are also missing notifications on the lockscreen and i´ve gone through all the typical things suggested like battery settings, system notifications settings etc. without any luck...
Have to say i am super disappointed with how this works and i am strongly considering returning the phone to get an iPhone 13 instead or wait for the new 14
The overall Android experience in general except for the notifications is actually really good, it runs smooth & fast and plenty of customization options avaliable but because the notifications is such a big part of the total experince (at least for me) i can´t feel satisfied with my purchase no matter how much i try.
I am curious if these problems are specific for Android 12 which is the OS running on my phone. After googling some i can see others have similar problems with notifications too so not really sure what to do now, keep it and wait for Google to fix the problems or get an Iphone?