Why does my iPhone not notify me of texts while using my computer?

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Why does my iPhone not notify me of texts while using my computer?

I’ve noticed a recurring issue where my iPhone doesn’t notify me of texts while using my computer. It’s quite frustrating because I often miss important messages when I’m deeply engaged with work on my PC or Mac. Despite having my notification settings enabled as usual, it seems like the alerts just don’t come through when I’m connected to my computer. I’ve tried checking various settings on both my iPhone and my computer, but I can’t seem to pinpoint the cause of this problem. The issue persists if I’m using different software or devices, and it doesn’t happen when I’m not using the computer. This makes me wonder if there’s some kind of interference or a setting that I’m overlooking. The experience is really impacting my ability to stay connected and responsive. Is anyone else experiencing this, and what could be causing my iPhone to fail in notifying me of texts while I’m on my computer?

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I also faced this issue where my iPhone doesn’t notify me of texts while using my computer. It turned out to be a setting within iMessage. Here’s what I discovered:

  • Go to Settings on your iPhone.
  • Scroll to Messages and tap on it.
  • Make sure ‘Send & Receive’ includes both your phone number and email address associated with your Apple ID.

This helped me resolve the problem. Notifications came through without any further issues.

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I had a similar problem recently with my iPhone not notifying me of texts while using my computer. It turned out that the Do Not Disturb feature on my Mac was causing the notifications to be suppressed. Here’s what I did to solve it:

  1. Click the Apple menu and select ‘System Preferences.’
  2. Choose ‘Notifications & Focus.’
  3. Ensure the ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode is not activated, or adjust its schedule.

After making these adjustments, my iPhone started notifying me of texts as expected.

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In my experience with this problem, I found it was due to how notifications were set up on my devices. Here’s what worked for me:

  1. On your iPhone, go to Settings.
  2. Tap ‘Notifications.’
  3. Select ‘Messages.’
  4. Ensure that ‘Allow Notifications’ is turned on and that your alert style is set to show on the Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners.

Additionally, double-check ‘Sound’ and ‘Badge App Icon’ are enabled. Synchronizing notification settings across both devices helped me stay informed of new texts regardless of which device I was using.

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Someone mentioned that sometimes the Continuity setting causes issues when your iPhone doesn’t notify you of texts while using a computer. Here’s how I addressed it:

  1. Connect to the same Wi-Fi on both devices.
  2. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on both your iPhone and Mac/PC.
  3. Go to Settings on your iPhone, tap on General, then AirPlay & Handoff.
  4. Ensure Handoff is turned on.

These steps reestablished my connections and fixed the notification issue.

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