diff --git a/_posts/2016-12-11-oxygenos-missing-notifications.md b/_posts/2016-12-11-oxygenos-missing-notifications.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6d6ed71 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2016-12-11-oxygenos-missing-notifications.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +layout: post +comments: true +title: "OxygenOS missing notifications and how to get them back" +category: [english] +tags: [english, OxygenOS, Android, notifications] +--- + +*Written for OxygenOS OP3_O2_Open_7 (community build), no idea if this + happens on stable builds, but it will probably start happening there.* + +A few weeks ago I got annoyed by a new update which introduced "a smart +background app killing mechanism" as after that I stopped receiving +notifications. I tolerated it for some time and, as this is some time after +I returned to Telegram, I went to +[r/OnePlus Telegram group](https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/4bucfp/introducing_the_official_roneplus_telegram_group/) asking for help after +official support had had no idea on what is the issue. + +They immediately had the answer, open *Settings*, go to *Battery*, +touch the *three dots*, select *Aggressive doze & app hibernation* and +disable *Enable aggressive doze & app hibernation*. + +> When this is enabled, doze will operate more aggressively. Background +> apps will automatically enter hibernation. + +It might sound like a good idea, but it kills notifications from mostly +all apps and I already use Greenify's Aggressive Doze which is just the +normal Android doze launched in a few minutes instead of a few hours +and it respects my whitelist. + +This might have fixed notifications as long as I started the apps after +booting at least once, but if I didn't start the app, I would miss +notifications until I started the app. I thought this was a bug and was +patiently waiting for fix, until accidentally finding out what is the +problem. + +Open *Settings* again, go to *Apps* this time and there select the *wheel* +next to the three dots and under *Advanced* open *App auto-launch*. Disable +*App auto-launch* and reboot and be surprised when all notifications +work again! + +> When you turn it on, the system will prevent these apps from launching in +> the background. + +This might also seem like a good idea, but I still have Greenify +hibernating apps that I don't care about enough to have them receiving +notifications all the time, but I would appreciate communication apps +to send notifications to me regardless of whether I open them after boot +by myself or not.