If, like most Android users, you have chosen to no longer use the original messaging application of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA and you only use WhatsApp, you have made the right decision . Indeed, in addition to being truly intuitive, the application offers the possibility of making phone calls, sending multimedia content, ensuring the confidentiality of your exchanges ... That said, conversely standard SMS, when you receive messages or calls the application sends you notifications. Unfortunately, it can happen that you were not receiving WhatsApp notifications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA , we will precisely, in this tutorial help you solve this problem, so that you do not miss any important message or call.

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The different WhatsApp notifications problems on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA

We begin our article suddenly by discovering the different notification problems that you may be the target on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA. Generally, there are two distinct causes of this problem, either a bad setting of your phone, or a software bug that prevents WhatsApp from showing you message or call notifications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA. This bug manifests itself in several ways, check them out below:

  • WhatsApp message notifications are not appearing on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA : This is the most common case, when you receive a message, you do not see any alert, your mobile phone does not vibrate and in the event that you lower the upper notification bar downwards, you do not see there no no more notifications or alerts.
  • My phone does not ring when I receive a WhatsApp call on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA : This problem is regularly only linked to a problem with activating or configuring notifications either on the application or directly in the settings of your smartphone.
  • I don't always receive WhatsApp notifications on my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA : If you have the feeling that the bug only manifests itself in certain situations, you probably have a setting that periodically restricts notifications from appearing on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA, such as a notification authorization not activated when you are in battery saver mode.

How to fix a WhatsApp notifications problem on a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA?

After having reviewed the various notification problems that you may be the target of, we will now move on to the practical part of this article and the one that probably interests you the most, How to fix a WhatsApp notifications problem on a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA? We will present you in turn several manipulations, we advise you to try them in order, they are classified from the most common / easy to implement, to the most complex.

1. Check the internet connection of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA

First step, although it may seem obvious, as WhatsApp works via data connections and not via the mobile network, you must be connected to the internet to be able to send / receive / call via WhatsApp. Logically, you will not see a notification displayed on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA if you are not connected to the internet, make sure that is the case.

2. Restart your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA

This manipulation is also quite easy to implement but often solves most of the bugs on Android. Restarting a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA properly is always a good option, and even if that doesn't solve your notification problem, your phone will thank you as it is bound to perform better after doing this.

3. Check that WhatsApp notifications are enabled on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA

Of course, to send notifications, an application requires rights. Even if there is no reason that you have changed this setting, it is still good to check whether it may have changed as a result of an update or a mishandling:

  • You will again have to go to the » Settings  »Of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA
  • Then in the tab " Applications  »
  • Find and click on the WhatsApp application
  • Make sure that on the line » Notifications ", The setting is of course the option" Enabled  »

You can also, in the settings of the application itself, ensure that the notifications say " Pop Up  » are also activated. To do this, you will need to follow the following guidelines:

  • Open the WhatsApp application on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA
  • Click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of your screen
  • Enter the menu » Settings  »
  • Click on the tab " Notifications  »
  • Check the option " Always display Pop-Up  »

4. Make sure that WhatsApp is authorized to run in the background

The second important setting that you must make sure that it is correctly set to be sure to receive notifications of WhatsApp messages and calls on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA, this is the authorization to run the application in the background. Indeed, if WhatsApp is ever closed, it will not be able to communicate information to you and you will necessarily have notification problems. So follow the few instructions below to make sure everything is set up correctly:

  • Go to the " Settings  »Of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA
  • Click on the menu » Applications  »
  • Select the application from the list Whatsapp
  • Now click on » Mobile data  " or " Data connection  »Depending on your version of Android
  • Check that the option " Allow use of background data  »Be activated

5. Disable the battery optimizer for the app

This option prevents applications from running in the background, even if the setting is authorized by default. It drastically limits the energy consumption of your smartphone, despite everything you have to make sure that WhatsApp is not impacted by this mode:

  • See you in the » Settings  »Of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA
  • Click on the menu » Battery  »
  • Then on " Application energy management  »
  • Finally click on » Applications not put to sleep  »
  • And now check that WhatsApp is in the list, conversely, click on » Add apps  And select WhatsApp.

6. Update the WhatsApp application to solve your notification problem on Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA

Some app updates have bugs that will only appear when users download and use them, so developers don't have the ability to spot them sooner. You may have downloaded a version of the application which has bugs on the notification part, so go to » Google Play Store ", Then in" My apps and games  And check that the app does not need to be updated.

7. Clear the cache of the WhatsApp application

Last step, you can clear the cache of the WhatsApp application to solve the notification problems on your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA. This is actually all the data recorded by the app, after a certain time too much data can disrupt the normal functioning of WhatsApp, it is therefore important to empty it periodically:

  • Go to the " Settings  »Of your Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA
  • Click on the menu » Applications  »
  • Select the WhatsApp application
  • Click on " Clear Cache  »

If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 ULTRA.