Galaxy S24 Notification Delays Causing Frustration for Users
Notification delays on the Samsung Galaxy S24 can be frustrating, especially when timely notifications are crucial. Here are several methods to help resolve this issue.
Disable Power Saver and Data Saver
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Battery and Device Care: Navigate to Battery and device care.
- Battery: Select Battery and toggle off Power saving.
- Connections: Go back to the main Settings screen, then navigate to Connections.
- Data Usage: Select Data usage and toggle off Data saver.
Explanation: Power saver and Data saver modes can restrict background activities, leading to delayed notifications. Disabling these features can help ensure notifications are delivered promptly.
Disable Do Not Disturb Schedules
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Notifications: Navigate to Notifications.
- Do Not Disturb: Select Do not disturb.
- Delete Schedules: Tap on each existing schedule and press Delete this schedule.
Explanation: Do Not Disturb schedules can pause notifications during set times, causing delays. Deleting these schedules ensures notifications are not delayed.
Allow Background Data for Apps
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Apps: Navigate to Apps.
- Select App: Choose the app experiencing delayed notifications.
- Mobile Data: Tap Mobile data and enable the toggle for Allow background data usage.
Explanation: Lack of background data permissions can lead to incorrect sync and delayed app notifications. Enabling background data usage for the affected apps can resolve this issue.
Turn Off Background Usage Limits
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Battery and Device Care: Navigate to Battery and device care.
- Battery: Select Battery and then Background usage limits.
- Put Unused Apps to Sleep: Toggle off Put unused apps to sleep.
- Deep Sleeping Apps: Tap Deep sleeping apps and remove the affected app from the list.
Explanation: Background usage limits can restrict app activity, causing notification delays. Turning off these limits ensures apps can run freely in the background.
Enable Unrestricted Usage for Apps
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Long-Press App Icon: Long-press the icon of the app experiencing delayed notifications.
- App Info: Tap the i button to go to the app info screen.
- Battery: Select Battery.
- Unrestricted Usage: Enable Unrestricted usage for the selected app.
Explanation: Enabling unrestricted usage allows the app to use battery in the background without restrictions, which can help prevent notification delays.
Turn Off Adaptive Battery Feature
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Search for Adaptive Battery: Search for Adaptive battery in the Settings app.
- Turn Off Adaptive Battery: Select the Adaptive battery feature and toggle it off.
Explanation: The adaptive battery feature can restrict unnecessary apps from running in the background, leading to delayed notifications. Turning it off can help resolve this issue.
Reset Network Settings
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- General Management: Navigate to General management.
- Reset: Select Reset.
- Reset Network Settings: Choose Reset network settings and follow the on-screen instructions.
Explanation: Network glitches can cause notification delays. Resetting network settings can help resolve connectivity issues that might be contributing to the problem.
Manage Notification Categories
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Notifications: Navigate to Notifications and then Advanced Settings.
- Manage Notification Categories: Enable Manage notification categories for each app.
- Select App: Go back to the main Settings screen, then navigate to Apps.
- Notification Categories: Select the app, go to Notifications, and then Notification categories. Ensure Alert is selected and toggle on Show as pop-up.
Explanation: Managing notification categories can help ensure that notifications are not missed due to incorrect settings. This method provides more control over how notifications are handled for each app.
Check and Adjust App-Specific Settings
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Open Settings: Go to the Settings app on your Galaxy S24.
- Apps: Navigate to Apps.
- Select App: Choose the app experiencing delayed notifications.
- Battery: Tap Battery and ensure the app is not set to sleep or deep sleep.
- Unrestricted: If necessary, set the app to Unrestricted usage.
Explanation: Some apps might be set to sleep or deep sleep, causing notification delays. Adjusting these settings can help ensure notifications are delivered promptly.
Disable Doze Mode (Advanced)
Note: This method requires technical expertise and is not recommended for casual users.
Explanation: Doze mode, a feature rooted in Android, can cause notification delays by putting the device into a power-saving state. While it cannot be easily turned off, advanced users can use ADB to disable it temporarily. However, this method requires restarting the device to reapply the changes.
By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the notification delay issue on your Samsung Galaxy S24. If the problem persists, it may be helpful to submit an error report to Samsung for further assistance.