How has your guys’ experience been with receiving WhatsApp notifications (audible alert) while the app is in the background? Personally, it felt like some battery optimization is going on and the app doesn’t receive notifications, but it may have just been a one-time thing. After allowing the app to run in the background, it seems all notifications are coming through:
Let me know If any of you are experiencing the same issues, to see If the extra steps are even necessary. Keep in mind that allowing WhatsApp to run in the background will affect battery life.
I have the same. All notifications are turned off and still get the annoying sounds. This is for me really a dealbreaker because nothing screams annoying that all those notification sounds.
@jfoigjboiwjefaij You can use the Offline+ Mode, and then you won’t get any notifications. Once you turn it on, all the messages will be delivered. I just tested it.
I don’t have WhatsApp on my Kompakt so I didn’t test, but maybe this helps: If you sideload an app that can run hidden activities for you (e.g. Activity Manager or Activity Launcher), under the Settings app (com.android.settings) you can start the Settings$NotificationAppListActivity and change notification settings for apps.
So can someone confirm, if I have whatsapp installed I will get notifications for it no matter what? Even if chats are muted in the app or the app is closed? If so, this would be a pretty big issue for me. I hope the developers can fix this soon.
Thank you! That is super helpful!
If other people are interested, this is the way you can turn on/off notifications for your sideloaded apps, or change their notification tone / vibration.
Here’s how I did it, hopefully you can follow along.
How to access notification settings for sideloaded apps
This lets you change which sideloaded apps send notifications, which tone they use, whether they’re silent, vibrate, etc.
Step 1: Sideload the app “Activity Manager” (I got it from F-droid)
Step 6: Now you can just turn on and off the notification settings. Or click on the little bell to the left of any notification type, and you can configure its sound/vibration
It’s funny to see so many people asking to silence the notification sound of their messenger while I desperately look for a way to get a visual queue so I don’t need to check the phone so often. People are different. And that’s great!
+1 to this! Mudita could also make use of the RGB LED.
We have a beautiful e-ink screen that could easily display a simple lockscreen with notification counters for enabled apps, while still maintaining the phone’s minimalist purpose.
While I understand that side loaded apps are generally not supported, it would be really helpful to have either (or both) of the following settings available:
Ability to change which app is linked to the SMS/Messages notifications. Not even adding full notifications tray or support, just the ability to “swap” which app is linked to the messages notification on the lock screen. I would change default SMS for WhatsApp and nothing else would be needed. Others who are sideloading SMS apps to support group messaging would also benefit.
Ability to use the LED light to indicate that there is a notification from the app of your choice (including sideloaded apps)
Once again I know side loaded app support is not a priority, but this would greatly support with mindful use of the phone when something like WhatsApp is installed. Currently, I need to physically unlock the phone and cycle through several apps periodically just to make sure I have not missed anything. It would be great to not have to do this! (And this should only be a setting available, so that people who dislike notifications don’t have to be bothered with the light or additional notifications).
Thanks! Yes the sound works, but I usually keep my phone on vibrate and often don’t feel the vibration (which leads me to unlock the phone and check for missed messages more often than I’d prefer).
