Silent/intermittent notifications

assumedname

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Asked this in the Samsung community with no response. Hoping for better luck here.

Having trouble with audible notifications. When I'm home connected to wifi, notifications work perfectly. When I leave home and disconnected from home wifi, notifications are either nonexistent (infrequently) or only silent. This includes, Gmail, SMS, Reminders, Ring.

Note, I also have a Samsung watch3.

Away from home I'll get a vibration on my watch or nothing. Nothing audible. I'm forced to check my phone every 30-60 minutes to see if I missed a notification. Of note, once home, my reminder app still triggers, but can be 30 min to 2 hrs after scheduled notification.

Returning home, I have to restart my phone to get audible notifications. FWIW, all in-coming calls are audible everywhere.

One final oddity, related or not Fingerprint authentication. For reasons I can't explain, every few hours fingerprint doesn't work. Again, restart to get it to work.

Is there a setting in my phone that I'm missing? Any suggestions?
 

o4liberty

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I am new to the s21 coming from the note 20 and I find connectivity to be schetchy at best also my internet on wifi or cellular is spotty also.

I keep checking settings but no luck so yes I am in the same boat most of the time.
 

Trees

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For notifications, maybe there is a Bixby routine running? I noticed on my Note 20 Ultra (unlocked) with the latest One UI version, that there is an active routine for "At home". I don't remember configuring the details as I think they are the default settings and actions. I primarily use the phone as a Wi-Fi based tablet for around home, and for Netflix watching and reading (larger screen helps) when not at home. So perhaps I may not be experiencing the full effect from the "routine ends" logic.

If Place (Arriving: My home address)
Then the routine sets:
Wi-Fi: On
Sound mode and volume: (Sound mode: Sound; Ringtone: 73%; Notifications: 73%; System: 40%)
Voice wake-up: On
Change Lock Screen shortcuts: (Left shortcut: Phone; Right shortcut: Messages)

When routine ends:
Reverse these actions.

There could be variables at play as discussed in https://forums.androidcentral.com/s...024226-delayed-notifications.html#post6942980

Another possibility is in Galaxy Wearable. The Notifications section has various settings and toggles for options like "Show only when wearing" and "Show while using phone".
 
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mustang7757

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Asked this in the Samsung community with no response. Hoping for better luck here.

Having trouble with audible notifications. When I'm home connected to wifi, notifications work perfectly. When I leave home and disconnected from home wifi, notifications are either nonexistent (infrequently) or only silent. This includes, Gmail, SMS, Reminders, Ring.

Note, I also have a Samsung watch3.

Away from home I'll get a vibration on my watch or nothing. Nothing audible. I'm forced to check my phone every 30-60 minutes to see if I missed a notification. Of note, once home, my reminder app still triggers, but can be 30 min to 2 hrs after scheduled notification.

Returning home, I have to restart my phone to get audible notifications. FWIW, all in-coming calls are audible everywhere.

One final oddity, related or not Fingerprint authentication. For reasons I can't explain, every few hours fingerprint doesn't work. Again, restart to get it to work.

Is there a setting in my phone that I'm missing? Any suggestions?
That's Android security feature if left not used it will prompt password/pin

Is this the watch your having notification issue?
If so is it only Wifi watch no data ?
 

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