Has anyone been able to get "now playing" songs from spotify or google music to show on the always on display?
I have notifications enabled in settings for Spotify.
not here. i'm on 8.1. nothing shows on my ambient display.
d j a said:
Has anyone been able to get "now playing" songs from spotify or google music to show on the always on display?
I have notifications enabled in settings for Spotify.
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now playing is for ambient music that is being played, not music played on the device.
uicnren said:
now playing is for ambient music that is being played, not music played on the device.
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Yea....sorry, not what I meant. On "other" phones, your items playing would appear on the always on display. That seems like something that should be on by default if you are using AOD- on any phone.
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Yea....sorry, not what I meant. On "other" phones, your items playing would appear on the always on display. That seems like something that should be on by default if you are using AOD- on any phone.
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you are confusing me even further!
the pixel 2's have a feature called now playing, which will show the title/artist of music that it hears (not being played by that pixel) and is in its database.
this is exclusive to the pixel 2's as far as I know, its not on any other phone.
the music has to be coming from any other device, EXCEPT the pixel phone itself.
uicnren said:
now playing is for ambient music that is being played, not music played on the device.
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uicnren said:
you are confusing me even further!
the pixel 2's have a feature called now playing, which will show the title/artist of music that it hears (not being played by that pixel) and is in its database.
this is exclusive to the pixel 2's as far as I know, its not on any other phone.
the music has to be coming from any other device, EXCEPT the pixel phone itself.
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YES- I know exactly what that is. I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about the phone LITERALLY showing what is playing. (Or "now" playing on the phone lol) For example- on my 'old' S7
d j a said:
Has anyone been able to get "now playing" songs from spotify or google music to show on the always on display?
I have notifications enabled in settings for Spotify.
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Since I turned it on, it's been working great for me. No issue
As far as I know. AOD does not have this ability on the Pixel. Stock wise at least. AOD is only icons.
Lockscreen however, will throw a notification showing what is being played. Google's AOD is ver bare bones basic compared to other OEMs.
I just double tap the screen and look at the Spotify notification
Anyone have any success with this? Seems like an oversight to me, the lockscreen is null and void now, the always on IS the lockscreen. I should be able to choose what's 'always on'
heck I can't even get Google Play Music to show up on my lock screen, let along my AOD. I would be perfectly happy if it showed up on my lockscreen so I could control music while I am driving without having to unlock the phone. And yes, my app notification settings for Google Play Music are turned on.
There's a root app for that.
It was even featured on XDA main page...
https://www.xda-developers.com/ambient-lock-screen-music-pixel-2/
But to be fair, Google ****ed that one up, really.
Found
I managed to have Spotify "now playing" appear just by having lock screen notifications on. It does not give you a full screen view of Spotify, but it still appears as a bar that lets you change songs and shows the title. Hope this helps
DB473 said:
I managed to have Spotify "now playing" appear just by having lock screen notifications on. It does not give you a full screen view of Spotify, but it still appears as a bar that lets you change songs and shows the title. Hope this helps
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Where did you turn on lock screen notifications for Spotify?
Edit: I know what you mean. Lockscreen, not AOD (derp). I believe the people on this thread are all asking for always on display music controls. Like Samsung has on theirs.
Gotcha. The AOD isn't what I was referring to. All I have is some sort of playback/visibility options on the lock screen when the app is running; it makes it convenient when driving or during workouts to quickly switch songs. Somebody did mention an AOD app above if the basic lock screen visibility isn't enough for everyone.
d j a said:
YES- I know exactly what that is. I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about the phone LITERALLY showing what is playing. (Or "now" playing on the phone lol) For example- on my 'old' S7
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The dirty unicorn rom does this! Its amazing and I think its better the the googles version or "now playing"
Mine works fine.
it works
alia5 said:
There's a root app for that.
It was even featured on XDA main page...
https://www.xda-developers.com/ambient-lock-screen-music-pixel-2/
But to be fair, Google ****ed that one up, really.
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wow didnt expect this to work but it does and it even has a double tap to open spotify from AOD
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For the life of me I can't figure out how to turn off screen record after its turned on. Am I missing something or do you just wait to the time you at runs out?
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For the life of me I can't figure out how to turn off screen record after its turned on. Am I missing something or do you just wait to the time you at runs out?
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You can "expand" the running notification, after that a Stop option will show...
Made a screenie for you here :good:
Pfeffernuss said:
You can "expand" the running notification, after that a Stop option will show...
Made a screenie for you here :good:
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I tried that first and it didn't show anything to stop it. After lowering the timeout to 5 min vs 30 min it showed the ability to stop recording. I'm going to bump it back up to 30 min and see if it happens again and if so there's a bug if not just a freak thing.
Just tested it out again but didn't up the record time and this is what I got. Guess I'll just stick with scr screen recorder unless there's a fix for this. Can tap on that recording screen notification all day and it doesn't do jack have to force stop gravity box.
Expand that notification to show the stop option.
threi_ said:
Expand that notification to show the stop option.
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Doesn't expand. I found that when the recording is started before opening a game app it works fine. Only weird thing is when in landscape the tab needs to be situated so the charge cord is on the right or the power button needs to be on the bottom or the recording is all funky. Little weird things but it seems to work just as good as scr pro which wasn't free.
Started game. Started screen recording. Dragged down notification, stop button present.
All works flawlessly. Nothing wrong with the implementation whatsoever :good:
I think it depends on Android version. GB for 4.3 may have this bug but on 4.4 there is no bugs whatorever
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Started game. Started screen recording. Dragged down notification, stop button present.
All works flawlessly. Nothing wrong with the implementation whatsoever :good:
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That's what it looks like when it's working properly. Might have something to do with the game I play which is dead trigger 2 not allowing it to work. When my recording notification goes away either by waiting or force stopping there's no recording made like it didn't completely start up. No big deal just something I've encountered.
Are you using GravityBox(KK) with JB 4.3?
How to unhide the stop and toggle pointer options.
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For the life of me I can't figure out how to turn off screen record after its turned on. Am I missing something or do you just wait to the time you at runs out?
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Hi there; I was having issues with the screen recording feature as well, I managed to use it after I selected the option "Use stock binary" under the menu "Screen recording" of gravity box (this disables the option to record with sound though).
Now to your question, I wasn't able to find how to stop the damn thing, it turns out that after you start recording the screen you have to expand the status bar and you'll see the "recording screen" notification not showing the stop option so you have to expland the notification itself by sweeping your finger down on it and only then the stop and toggle pointer options will be shown.
Hey I can't record with sound but other than that I can record the screen without issues. Hope it helps.
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That's what it looks like when it's working properly. Might have something to do with the game I play which is dead trigger 2 not allowing it to work. When my recording notification goes away either by waiting or force stopping there's no recording made like it didn't completely start up. No big deal just something I've encountered.
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Hello justchillin2013 , Even i was having the same problem, no option to stop recording and toggle pointer...
I found two solutions -
1. Open Gravity box >Statusbar tweaks > Notification drawer style > And check Expand all notifications...
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2. As soon as you finish recording ,pull down notification panel > tap and swipe down "Recording Screen" notification...now you'll see both the options....
hope that help...
Hey guys, I wasn't sure if this warranted it's own thread, but I think it does since there's no "Ask Any Question!" sticky like some of the big boards.
Anyway, when listening to music through Pandora, I have a persistent notification allowing me to pause/play my music from my Moto 360. Can I turn it off? Notifications are very large and block the face so I can't tell the time. Normally, I'm okay with swiping others away, but this one is persistent. I tried adding Pandora to the notification mute list in the Wear app, but that didn't work. I can mute all notifications, that's not what I'm after. Can I just turn off music control somewhere?
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Hey guys, I wasn't sure if this warranted it's own thread, but I think it does since there's no "Ask Any Question!" sticky like some of the big boards.
Anyway, when listening to music through Pandora, I have a persistent notification allowing me to pause/play my music from my Moto 360. Can I turn it off? Notifications are very large and block the face so I can't tell the time. Normally, I'm okay with swiping others away, but this one is persistent. I tried adding Pandora to the notification mute list in the Wear app, but that didn't work. I can mute all notifications, that's not what I'm after. Can I just turn off music control somewhere?
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Go to Android Wear app on your phone, select the Cog Gears (Settings) icon on top right corner. Select first option "Mute app notifications", select Pandora or any apps you don't want notifications to be pushed to your watch. Done!
Crushader said:
Go to Android Wear app on your phone, select the Cog Gears (Settings) icon on top right corner. Select first option "Mute app notifications", select Pandora or any apps you don't want notifications to be pushed to your watch. Done!
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Is there a way to disable ALL notifications? I dont see a reason to get notifications on my watch when I always have my phone on me. I guess you could say I got it for an advanced watch, not another gadget to notify me of e-mail, etc
tekkitan said:
Is there a way to disable ALL notifications? I dont see a reason to get notifications on my watch when I always have my phone on me. I guess you could say I got it for an advanced watch, not another gadget to notify me of e-mail, etc
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You can just pull down from the top of the watch until it vibrates and says "Mute" then you won't get any notifications until you repeat those steps to unmute it
For some reason, this trick doesn't work with tune in radio
Really?
tekkitan said:
Is there a way to disable ALL notifications? I dont see a reason to get notifications on my watch when I always have my phone on me. I guess you could say I got it for an advanced watch, not another gadget to notify me of e-mail, etc
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Ummmm, you did know it was a smartwatch when you bought it? If your not using it, as a smart watch, then I don't see the point of you owning it... Just saying.
michaeldanielbourke said:
Ummmm, you did know it was a smartwatch when you bought it? If your not using it, as a smart watch, then I don't see the point of you owning it... Just saying.
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Wanting to get rid of a persistent notification that bothers him hardly puts him in the category of not using it as a smartwatch.
Even if you turned off all notifications, it's still a smart watch, it runs apps, responds to voice queries, keeps your phone unlocked, etc...
Sent from my XT1095
tekkitan said:
Is there a way to disable ALL notifications?
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Remember during initial setup when it asked you to activate the Android Wear notification listener service? Undo that. Then it has no idea when you have a notification.
Sfkn2 said:
For some reason, this trick doesn't work with tune in radio
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This doesn't work for Spotify either. Are there any other idea's?
Just adding my voice... it's a really annoying 'feature' of Android Wear (or Wear OS, as it now seems to be called).
I went through and I disabled every single notification (about 300 or so of them) and the media notification still appears, and doesn't time out. This is annoying because it lights up the screen which eats through my battery. Why can't it auto-hide itself LIKE EVERY OTHER NOTIFICATION?
Grrr....
Hi,
I have modded my Ouya with Cyanogenmod and also use Gapps. I use the controller and also have a keyboard with touch pad attached. Via Playstore I installed Netflix and Spotify.
Netflix is running OK. But I never see a progress bar. When I start a Video it goes full screens without any controls visible. It's different on my tablet. Any Idea to get the progress bar? Currently seeking a certain position is impossible.
Spotify is also installed via play store. If I start it it seems to go in portray mode and plays a video. I cannot really stop it except stopping the whole app. If I close the app I briefly see a screen with the login button but it's only visible for 0.2s so I can't do anything.
Any ideas?
rgds
tmg
Disable hardware overlays in Settings->Developer Options to see controls on Netflix
I noticed the same thing with Spotify. I think I used a keyboard and some combination of tab and enter until it brought up the login screen. Once you've logged in and the app has your credentials, you won't be stuck on that unnecessary intro screen the next time you start.
jerryfath said:
Disable hardware overlays in Settings->Developer Options to see controls on Netflix
I noticed the same thing with Spotify. I think I used a keyboard and some combination of tab and enter until it brought up the login screen. Once you've logged in and the app has your credentials, you won't be stuck on that unnecessary intro screen the next time you start.
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thx, that helped!!!
now I can terrorize my neighbours with spotify
tmgeorge said:
thx, that helped!!!
now I can terrorize my neighbours with spotify
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unfortunately I still don't get any controls for netflix. So So I neither can move to a certain position nor can I switch audio language.
Spotify is working fine.
Updated to wear 2 last night. I get all notifications on the watch no problem but if I don't look it at the notification right away there is NOTHING on the watch screen to tell me that I have unread notifications.
So I basically have no idea if I have texts unless I swipe up from the bottom to check. THIS SUCKS if that's how wear 2 handles missed notifications.
Can someone confirm? Wear 1.5 used to leave a bit of the notification at the bottom of the watch as a reminder that there are some.
Note: I have my notification set to High (Always show) but nope, not always showing.
If you go into (Settings -> Sound & notifications -> Notification previews) you can set it to High so notifications stay on screen.
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If you go into (Settings -> Sound & notifications -> Notification previews) you can set it to High so notifications stay on screen.
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As I mentioned in my post above. I have e it set to High but it doesn't do anything different. I restarted the watch too and still. Notifications come in and disappear until I swipe up to check if I have any.
Anyone else have this issue? Can someone post picture of how a notification will be waiting on the watch? It is like 1.5 where it stays shown at the bottom of the screen so you are aware you have a notification?
Sadly on AW 2.0 there is no notification reminder anymore
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As I mentioned in my post above. I have e it set to High but it doesn't do anything different. I restarted the watch too and still. Notifications come in and disappear until I swipe up to check if I have any.
Anyone else have this issue? Can someone post picture of how a notification will be waiting on the watch? It is like 1.5 where it stays shown at the bottom of the screen so you are aware you have a notification?
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On the dev preview, it behaved just like you describe-notifications vanishing even when set to high.
On final 2.0, well, it is broken too Sometimes notifications stays on screen..it is in full screen ambient, showing the content of notification, with small time at the top. But sometimes, it just vanishes
VS88 said:
On the dev preview, it behaved just like you describe-notifications vanishing even when set to high.
On final 2.0, well, it is broken too Sometimes notifications stays on screen..it is in full screen ambient, showing the content of notification, with small time at the top. But sometimes, it just vanishes
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This seems to be dependent on the source app for the notification. For me, messages from gmail stay, others disappear.
cdaly1970 said:
This seems to be dependent on the source app for the notification. For me, messages from gmail stay, others disappear.
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Awesome lol, not.
cdaly1970 said:
This seems to be dependent on the source app for the notification. For me, messages from gmail stay, others disappear.
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This is just stupid. How does huawei release such a buggy upgrade?
Whatsapp notification realiablitly is close to crap. Twitter notification always hidden when they make it to my watch and google inbox notifications has now stopped.
What the heck?
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Sadly on AW 2.0 there is no notification reminder anymore
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Is this really true? OH MY GOD, what good is a smart watch if that is gone? All I used mine for was to have a quick peak to see if I have pending notifications and then grab my phone to read or respond. So now I have to check my phones to see if I have missed notifications?
Lepa79 said:
This is just stupid. How does huawei release such a buggy upgrade?
Whatsapp notification realiablitly is close to crap. Twitter notification always hidden when they make it to my watch and google inbox notifications has now stopped.
What the heck?
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Going to rescind my last post. Sometimes the notification will stay, sometimes it won't. Might be when I get multiple notifications, but not really seeing the pattern yet. Not having a "nag" to the notification is wildly frustrating. If I check (down swipe), the notification are there. But that means I have to check.
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Is this really true? OH MY GOD, what good is a smart watch if that is gone? All I used mine for was to have a quick peak to see if I have pending notifications and then grab my phone to read or respond. So now I have to check my phones to see if I have missed notifications?
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No. Swipe up on your watchface to see whatever notifications may be waiting for you, as you mentioned in the OP. Not as convenient as them just being there, but more convenient than taking out your phone.
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As I mentioned in my post above. I have e it set to High but it doesn't do anything different. I restarted the watch too and still. Notifications come in and disappear until I swipe up to check if I have any.
Anyone else have this issue? Can someone post picture of how a notification will be waiting on the watch? It is like 1.5 where it stays shown at the bottom of the screen so you are aware you have a notification?
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My Play Store watch face has an option for "Small peek card". It used to work to have a small notification at the bottom, but now all notifications are full screen.
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No. Swipe up on your watchface to see whatever notifications may be waiting for you, as you mentioned in the OP. Not as convenient as them just being there, but more convenient than taking out your phone.
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How is that better than how it was on n 1.5? The idea of a smart watch is to see notifications at a glance and not having to check manually every time. I might as well do that on the phone then. This is beyond frustrating to me.
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How is that better than how it was on n 1.5? The idea of a smart watch is to see notifications at a glance and not having to check manually every time. I might as well do that on the phone then. This is beyond frustrating to me.
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It's not. Most the apps I use are mainstream and well-supported, so the setting to always display notifications works for me in most cases. I suspect that as app authors get around to updating their apps to the new 2.0 standard, most others will work as well.
Someone asked how the "high" notification looks like:
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It's not. Most the apps I use are mainstream and well-supported, so the setting to always display notifications works for me in most cases. I suspect that as app authors get around to updating their apps to the new 2.0 standard, most others will work as well.
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Well the frakking problem is, they had 1 year to do that thanks to devprev, but after all that time, whole 2.0 seems like it has just been created.
I'm not sure why others are having issues with notifications. On my HW1 that I upgraded from 1.5 to 2.0. I am NOT set to High and if I have notifications that I missed, there is a small white dot at the bottom of the screen telling me I have notifications. Works with all my apps that allow on my watch. Maybe I'm missing something here.
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I'm not sure why others are having issues with notifications. On my HW1 that I upgraded from 1.5 to 2.0. I am NOT set to High and if I have notifications that I missed, there is a small white dot at the bottom of the screen telling me I have notifications. Works with all my apps that allow on my watch. Maybe I'm missing something here.
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Are you sure you dont have any special app or watchface that handles this? The white dot is there in ambient mode too? Could you please show a screenshot/photo of how it looks.
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Are you sure you dont have any special app or watchface that handles this? The white dot is there in ambient mode too? Could you please show a screenshot/photo of how it looks.
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I'm not wearing the watch today at work. Wearing job-issued iWatch, but will try to send it when I get home tonight. I don't have any special apps. The only app I use is Feel the Wear to have select notifications (GMail) use an audible tone, when I get a new GMail. Otherwise, my notifications vibrate when I'm wearing the watch for select others. This dot is the same as I see on my LG Watch Sport, which I rarely wear -- too damn big.
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I'm not wearing the watch today at work. Wearing job-issued iWatch, but will try to send it when I get home tonight. I don't have any special apps. The only app I use is Feel the Wear to have select notifications (GMail) use an audible tone, when I get a new GMail. Otherwise, my notifications vibrate when I'm wearing the watch for select others. This dot is the same as I see on my LG Watch Sport, which I rarely wear -- too damn big.
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No notifications here, either, despite being set to high. There are supposed to be dots....thought I just might be not seeing it or something... A few lines down to the below noted link - on Google's own site - alludes to said dots that I have yet to see appear on my Huawei.
https://support.google.com/androidwear/answer/6056390?hl=en
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/rjzllu
You can find the video on reddit
Hi! I had same problem until I tried to turn on notifications on lockscreen, It helped me. When I had turned this option off, the notification wasn't shown even on normal screen, not lockscreen.
I have the same annoying issue on xiaomi.eu 12.5.18! The only temporary workaround I've found is to kill the app and restart it.
Somehow it shows the Media controls for it then. I'm hoping someone here can provide a better fix for this.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/rjzllu
You can find the video on reddit
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Having this same issue on my phone for the past 1 month, it's so frustrating sometimes it shows the notification If I swipe down the notification bar, and sometimes it's not visible!!
reyalPreyalP said:
Hi! I had same problem until I tried to turn on notifications on lockscreen, It helped me. When I had turned this option off, the notification wasn't shown even on normal screen, not lockscreen.
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This is the solution! I've searching all week and this is how it worked! Thanks