iOS 13.1: Notifications sound not working for message/facebook/Whatsapp on iPhone 7


Many iPhone XS Max/ XR users are facing issue with latet iOS 13 (iOS 13.1.3 and iOS 13.1.2 ) update that message notifications are not working in their iPhone. Messages are received properly but there are no notification in iOS 13 when they arrive. The issue is intermittent for some users as text message will make sounds randomly for some messages but not for all. Not only the sound notification but even the badge icon doesn’t show up. Even Facebook is not making notification sounds from messages.

iOS 13.1 : no sound for notifications 


Even calls sound is also affected by this issue, iPhone will not ring on incoming calls or text.  As a troubleshooting steps when tried to reset the iPhone, that also do not seems to help to fix the issue. The issue is also seen in the Apple watch notification, the notification do not work with latest iOS 13 on Apple watch, seems like an issue with the notification mirroring also. The issue is very annoying for iPhone users as they are likely to miss important notifications.

One iPhone users reported the issue :

I have an iPhone 7 too and at the moment I can only get sms and emails notifications

Sometimes I receive a random Whatsapp notification or two, but that's all.
13.1.3 didn't really change anything for me

How to fix no sound for notification on iOS 13.1 and iOS 13.2 on iPhone XR/ XS Max/ iPhone 7 Plus

Fix 1 : Check default text tone
Some users report that the default text tone is set NONE for them after the update to iOS 13.1.2 which is causing the issue. So Please go and check in settings if it helps to fix the issue.

Fix 2: Update to iOS 13.2
Some iPhone users have confirmed that updating their iPhone to latest iOS 13.2 has fixed the issue. Apple seems to have fix the issue in the latest iOS 13.2 release. So it is always recommended to update to latest iOS version for software glitches.
So to completely fix :

-          Upgrade to iOS 13.2
-          Launch all apps with notifications (The app should fetch the corrected notifications on launch) FB / Whatsapp / Messages etc etc.
-          If the app still does not give you notification, reinstall it. (iPhone should prompt the "Allow Notification" again).

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