How to fix Notification/sync delay after upgrading.


Gershy13

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2 May 2021
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For anyone having issues with notifications not appearing for some apps after an update, even after doing all the battery saver, lock apps and autostart tweaks here.

I upgraded from miui 14 to hyperos 1.0 and was having this issue.

The issue is apps like WhatsApp, Gmail, Snapchat, Instagram, etc won't update and send notifications until the app is opened and refreshed. Sometimes you will get notifications delayed, sometimes not at all.

The fix:
The issue resolves itself automatically after exactly a week (7 days) since you upgraded. Not sure if Miui or HyperOS has some weird optimisation thing it does for exactly 7 days.

Workaround if you can't wait:
However if you need an app to work properly and can't wait 7 days for it to fix itself, uninstalling the app and reinstalling seems to fix the issue. I tried this with Gmail and Snapchat and had no issues. All my other apps fixed itself after 7 days.

I also noticed that some apps fix themselves after updating if there is a new version in the play store (some do some don't).

I also didn't need to have my apps locked and permanently in my recent apps drawer after this. I still kept autostart on and battery saver on no restrictions for the apps I use a lot like messaging apps.