New S25 Ultra - Notifications not working

[Squeaky369]

Howdy!

Received my new S25 Ultra yesterday, set it up via SmartSwitch. Everything transferred correctly but none of my notifications are working. 

Zero.

I have gone though forum postings that other people have posted looking for solutions and most of those has been DND or a routine turned on blocking notifications. 

Things I've checked:

• Do Not Disturb is TURNED OFF.
• No Modes or Routines are running (there aren't any setup).
• Sound is on.
• Vibrate is on.
• No icons or app badges show up on the top.
• The apps that I am testing with I have confirmed that notifications are turned on.
• All the options are selected for the notification options (Lock Screen, App icon badge, Notification pop-up).
• This happens if the phone is sleeping or awake.
• My old phone is still using Wi-Fi and notifications work fine on that one (other than messages and phone cause that's tied to the SIM). Turning off the old phone and waiting a few minutes and trying on the new phone, same thing happens.
• If I open the offending app, I can see the unread messages.

Other than wiping the phone, skipping the SmartSwitch and starting from scratch, I am not sure how to move forward.

Thanks.

[JesterPizzle]

I just figured out the S25 Ultra Gmail notification issue. I had to go into the settings , then choose your email address (I have 2 and had to do both) and scroll down to Sync Gmail. Mine was already checked so I unchecked it and rechecked it and now they're working correctly!

[userBMExUctAsL]

Thanks. This worked for my Gmail

[userQrnriKv4EJ]

This worked for me, too. Thanks!

[CaptPackrat]

Try turning the notifcations off and then back on.

I had the exact opposite happen after upgrading my Galaxy Watch 7; I was getting notifications for things that were showing as turned off. I switched the notifications on and then off again, and it started blocking them correctly.

[spyder52]

Also having notification problems across many apps since doing a smart switch from S23+ to S25+. Old phone still receiving them fine. Also a few app issues with eBay and Microsoft Authenticator, which don't exist on S23+.

[mrbart]

Gmail for instance doesn't even download new emails, you have to manually refresh then they appear in inbox. I would say this is a domino effect hence no notification 

[JesterPizzle]

I just figured out the S25 Ultra Gmail notification issue. I had to go into the settings , then choose your email address (I have 2 and had to do both) and scroll down to Sync Gmail. Mine was already checked so I unchecked it and rechecked it and now they're working correctly!

[gotwillk]

Here's what I found that works for me: clearing the app data, force close the app, reopen the app. When you open the app again it will immediately ask if you want to allow notifications. Click Allow.

I did it for Chat and YouTube and they are both working now. I remember I had this same issue years ago from when I was still flashing roms and doing the above steps fixed it.

I'm not a dev and I don't know anything from anything but my theory is that not only is the local data "stuck" but so is the data on the server side.

[KnightRiderRalph]

This definitely helped with getting my YouTube notifications back. Thanks

[rockkcg]

This worked for me.