Fortunately, there does exist a slew of nifty workarounds that shall help you fix the notifications not working issue on your Mac. Moreover, these fixes are applicable across all the versions of macOS and across both the MacBook as well as iMac. So on that note, let’s get started.
How to Fix Notifications not working on Mac
It is recommended that you try out each of the below-mentioned workarounds and then see which one spells out success for you. So with that in mind, let’s get started.
FIX 1: Toggle Notifications
First and foremost, you should consider disabling and then re-enabling the notification for the concerned app. This will refresh its underlying notification settings and could well rectify the issue that we are currently dealing with. So refer to the below steps to give this fix a try and then check out the results.
FIX 2: Disable Do Not Disturb
if you have enabled the DND Mode on your Mac, then it would stop all the notifications from appearing. So you should consider disabling it altogether or at least adding the concerned app to the whitelist. Here’s how it could be done:
FIX 3: Disable Shared Across Devices
if you have enabled the “Disable Shared Across Devices” feature and have enabled DND Mode on one of your Apple devices, then the same DND rule will be implemented across all the Apple devices signed in with the same account. So you should consider turning off this feature and then check out the results.
FIX 4: Allow App to Start at Boot
If you are only able to access an app’s notifications on manually opening it, then you could consider adding it to the login list so that it automatically gets launched as soon as your Mac boots up. However, do note that this might slow down the boot-up time of your PC [though the difference will only be negligible since we talking about just one app] and could also lead to battery drainage. So keep that in mind and then proceed with the below steps:
FIX 5: Restart Notification Centre Process
The Notification Centre process runs in the background and is responsible for managing the app notifications. In case it is not working along the expected lines, then there are bound to be quite a few issues when receiving notifications. Therefore, you should consider restarting this process, which could be done as follows:
FIX 6: When using External Display
If you are unable to get notifications when mirroring your Mac’s screen to an external display, then you will have to enable an additional permission before you could receive the notification. Here’s how:
FIX 7: Update App
In some instances, the issue might not be with the OS but rather due to a bug in the app. So in that case, you should consider updating the app to the latest version [if available] or downgrade it to the earlier stable version.
That’s it. These were the six different methods that shall help you fix the notifications not working issue on your Mac. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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