Instagram is now one of the fastest growing social networking app. With Billions of user the platform is continuously expanding and according to some reports the app is growing it user by 5% each quarter , which is really good. You may also be using this app and finding it very helpful to connect with your friends and family. But software are never made perfect and have their own issue, one such issue with Instagram is “Instagram notification is not working with the latest iOS 15 , iOS 14 on iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhne XS Max, iPhone X/8/7/6s”
, which is surprising as the issue is across all iPhone models including iPad 3 and iPad 4. The Instagram notification not working issue can be with iOS or Instagram app, Instagram server or Settings issue. Even on the latest version of iOS 15 Instagram notification are not working on the iPhone. In this article we will try to fix/solve all the reasons which may cause Instagram notification not working.
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But before doing that we need to understand how can you manage Instagram notification as Instagram offer different level of notification management like post, stories, news , live etc . Let’s get there first:
How to manage Instagram Notifications:
To fix Instagram notification not working on iOS 14 and iOS 15, iPhone 12 Please follow below steps:
But before getting started with the issues, let’s take a look at how you can manage Instagram Notifications for yourself.
1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone
2. Tap the “Profile” icon in the bottom right-hand corner
3. Tap on the three lines in the top right-hand corner
4. Select Settings
5. Tap on Notifications
6. Toggle Pause All to the On position
7. Select how long you want Instagram notifications to be paused for
Fix 1 : Turn on Instagram Push notification in Setting
Most simple way to to fix iPhone not showing Instagram notification, Please check of push notification is allowed for Instagram or not :
1: unlock your device and go to the ‘Settings’ option.
2: Navigate to ‘Notifications’ and then followed by ‘Instagram’.
3: Check out the ‘Allow Notification’ option and enable to show the notification in the lock screen.
4: Modify the notification sound in order to identify from the other incoming messages in your device.
Fix 2: Turn off Do Not Disturb Setting
If Instagram is still not showing the notification on iOS 14, iPhone 12, you have to think on other alternative methods to enable the notifications for Instagram. Verify whether ‘Do not disturb’ option is enabled or disabled. If it is enabled then the device will not receive any notifications from any application. Check out this option in the device settings and try to disable it in order to sort out this notification problem.
Step 1: Unlock your device and go to the ‘Settings’ option.
Step 2: Click the ‘Do not disturb’ option.
Step 3: Disable this option in order to enable the notification process.
Fix 3: Check Restriction Setting for Instagram on iPhone
Apple in iPhone/iPad has been making it easier to control your notifications from a system-level. Please make sure that Instagram notification are allowed by in iPhone setting. To make sure that the notification setting is ON for Instagram :
1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone
2. Tap Notifications
3. Scroll down and select Instagram
Fix 4: Check for Instagram update
The first and most obvious, thing to check if the Instagram app doesn’t work right is to make sure it has been updated. For whatever reason, if apps are not updated semi-frequently by the user, then different functions of that app will stop working.
Here’s how you can check for an app update:
-Open the App Store on your iPhone
-Tap your profile image in the top right-hand corner
-Scroll down to the Updates section, found below Personalized Recommendations
-From this menu, make sure that the notifications are enabled at the top, and then make sure that the Sounds, Badges, and Alerts are all turned on.
Fix 5: Reinstall Instagram and Allow Notification
- If the above solution doesn’t work for you, then delete the Instagram and reinstall it. When the installation process gets finished the iPhone will ask you to allow notifications for Instagram, and you have to tap Allow on both the pop-ups.
Steps To Delete Instagram App,
- Touch and Hold on the Instagram app icon until the app jiggle, [iOS 13 users can use the “Rearrange app” option from 3D Touch popup to jiggle app icon on the home screen], Now All the apple icons have a close button on it. Tap on the Close button to delete the app.
Fix 6 : Turn on Background Refresh
iOS offer a way to turn off background app refresh for specific or all apps running on your iPhone or iPad, which will stop notification on your Instagram iphone as app is not able run in background and receive update from Instagram server.
Turning off background app may save you battery but at the cost of losing app notification which sends notification.
- Go to the Settings > General > Background App Refresh > Scroll to Instagram and Disable the toggle to green. (If Background app Refresh option is on)
Fix 7: Restart your Instagram Session
Instagram maintains continuous connection/session with your Instagram app and send notification requested by your application. In case any issue you are not receiving Instagram notification, you should always consider restarting the session by logging out from the application and logging in back after some time.
Please follow below steps.
- Open the Instagram app
- Tap on Profile at the bottom right corner
- Tap on More [At top right corner]
- Tap on Settings at the bottom
- The last option is Logout.
- Now Close the Instagram app,
- Re-open on iPhone and log in with your username and password.
Fix 8 : Restart your device/iPhone/iPad
Sometimes there are some glitches in iOS which may cause app notification not to work properly. In such cases you should consider hard rebooting your iPhone. To do that :
iPhone 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 11, X,8,8 Plus
- Quickly Press and Release Volume up button.
- Then, Quickly Press and Release Volume Down button.
- After that Only Press and Hold Side/Power button until you see the Apple logo on the iPhone screen. Wait for 5 seconds and try to turn on using the side/Power button [Press and Hold button].
For iPhone 7/7 Plus: Press and Hold Side/Power button and Volume down button until iPhone see the apple logo on the screen. Use the Side button to turn on again.
For iPhone 6S/6S Plus, iPhone 6/6 Plus, iPhone 5S: Press and Hold Side/Power button and Home button until Apple logo on the screen, Wait after few seconds to turn on using the side button.
Fix 9: Check you network setting
Improper network connection could be a reason why Instagram notification won’t work in you iPhone 11 / iOS 13. All apps including Instagram sends out push notification using internet service , so they require a good and stable network connection for sending such notification from their servers to your phone. If Instagram notification are not working on your iPhone please reset your network settings:
To Perform Reset Network Settings:
- Open the Settings app
- Scroll tap General
- Now scroll the screen up to the end tap Reset
- Tap Reset Network Settings to confirm and follow on-screen instructions.
Your phone will reboot once and will turn on again. Unlock iPhone and Connect Wi-Fi manually after resetting it. Resetting iphone network won’t make you lose any of your data.
Fix 10: Disable low power mode on your Phone, Low Data Mode
There is another reason why Instagram notification not showing on the iPhone is due to blocked internet access on background app.
To save battery you may have turned on low power mode, This mechanism in your iPhone will stop all background app refresh, So with low power setting on the apps can’t receive new notification or Get push notification that alerting you and you may feel like Instagram notification are not working on your iPhone X/XS/11 Pro Max / iOS 13. Until you turn off low power mode on iPhone, Low power mode will be turned on.
To turn of low power mode-> Go to the settings > Battery > Low Power mode [Toggle off to grey].
- Low Data mode is the same features but it saves internet data from the Data consuming app. Go to the Settings > WiFi > Tap on {i} icon and Turn off Low Data Mode.
- For Mobile Data, Settings app > Cellular > Cellular Data Option > Disable Low Data Mode.
Fix 11: Restore iOS on Your iPhone/iPad
While doing a iOS update, there are always chances that some of the apps does no get loaded up properly in your iPhone and does not work properly like missing Instagram notification etc. In such cases it is recommended to restore your iPhone will fresh iOS copy using iTunes on PC/Mac.
1. Open the latest iTunes/Finder on PC/Mac.
2. Connect your iPhone to Mac/PC Using lightning cable. Unlock your iPhone using the passcode to pair with Mac/PC. After Pair iPhone with iTunes/Finder.
3. Click on Device from iTunes window, and Finder Sidebar.
4. Click on the Restore button that will Erase all Data from your iPhone and install a new copy after download it from the internet.
5. After Restore the device, Connect your iPhone to iTunes/Finder and Restore the latest backup that you have taken.
After Clean Install iOS 13 the installation related issue should go away. .
Please Note: macOS Catalina or later macOS user now can use Finder to Restore iOS device. macOS Mojave and old macOS and Windows User can use iTunes. Because of no more iTunes on the latest macOS.
Fix 12: Report issue to Instagram
You have tried all the steps and are sure that still notification are not working, you can report the issue directly to Instagram with mentioning make model of your phone/ iPhone.
Here is how you can report a problem from the Instagram app:
1. Open the Instagram app on your iPhone
2. Tap the “Profile” icon in the bottom right-hand corner
3. Tap on the three lines in the top right-hand corner
4. Select Settings
5. Tap Help
6. Select Report a Problem
7. Tap on Something Isn’t Working
Hope these possible fixes have helped you to get your Instagram app notification working. Please let us know your feedback.
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