Help text messaging shows "silenced"

jumpinjackflash · Mar 22, 2018

I have checked alot of places but can't find how to get notification sounds for incoming text messages?

Thanks

Is there more than one place to check?

dontpanicbobby · Mar 24, 2018

Try pulling down the statusbar, tapping on the Settings cog, scrolling down to Notifications, then find and tap on your text messaging app (I use Messenger) and turning any sound looking stuff on and Do not disturb off.
HTH

jumpinjackflash · Mar 24, 2018

Thanks for the reply.

I navigated there and my only options for messaging is something called “Silent” and “on the lock screen, hide sensitive only”

Silent is set to the left assuming that means off.

I’m stumped

dontpanicbobby · Mar 24, 2018

On that settings page try turning Priority on. I think my messaging app is Facebook Messenger. I haven't used messaging at all IIRC.

jumpinjackflash · Mar 24, 2018

There is nothing like that, only two things I mentioned.

What do use when someone texts your phone? Everyone u text with uses the same app?

Thanks

dontpanicbobby · Mar 24, 2018

Yes. My work and friends use Facebook messenger. I was reluctant to create a Facebook profile but their Messenger app works really well. I hardly ever post anything to my actual Facebook page. Before that I used e-mails.

I'm Bobby Boyd on Facebook.

jumpinjackflash · Mar 24, 2018

Aww okie dokie. I’ll keep googling and maybe I’ll find people with similar issues as mine.

Thanks for the replies much appreciated.

dontpanicbobby · Mar 24, 2018

Whose your carrier?

jumpinjackflash · Mar 24, 2018

I’m north of the border-Telus.

I just played around with settings. I don’t see “silenced” anymore BUT I didn’t hear the incoming text message notification

dontpanicbobby · Mar 24, 2018

Change the sound associated with an incoming text message. Some of them are ridiculously short.

jumpinjackflash · Mar 24, 2018

Thanks

I’ll try that. I cranked up all the volumes as well.

acraftylady · Mar 25, 2018

What are you using for texting? I use the stock app that came on the phone, the yellow icon one. I am on Verizon so don't know if that matters. I open the app and click the 3 dots in the upper right and click settings. Then click notification and turn on new messages and you will see on that screen to change the notification sound too. If new messages is turned off you won't hear any text alert. Any LG phone I had has been this way with the stock app. Mary

jumpinjackflash · Mar 25, 2018

Thanks for your reply. I also use the stock app. Although I’m not sure it’s an app? It’s the messaging that is with the cell dialing screen.

New messages turned on
Show as pop ups turned on
Preview new messages turned on
SIM card 1 notification sound woodpecker my choice
Vibrate while in vibrate only mode
Repeat never

That’s what shows in my settings.

Look ok?

Thanks

acraftylady · Mar 25, 2018

I have never messaged from the dialing screen, how do you do that? I am talking about this icon. That is what I use and in there is where I turn the text notification sound on and off.

jumpinjackflash · Mar 25, 2018

Yes

that's what i use.

today · Mar 25, 2018

You can send text messages to yourself for testing. Just throwing it out there.

jumpinjackflash · Mar 25, 2018

Oh? Serious? How?

acraftylady · Mar 25, 2018

So when you go to that icon in settings, notifications and turn that on and have a sound selected it's still silent? I assume under the phone settings for sound, volume, in there the notification settings is turned on. Just input your number in the to field and send yourself a text. It may come too fast though for the sound to work but try it. Did it ever work right? Mary

jumpinjackflash · Mar 25, 2018

Yay!! I have it working! When I checked the notification from the pull down section ...I pressed down and there was two options...looks like I had it silenced. Thus on that screen I selected do not silence.

Weird I couldn’t and can’t find that setting though within my settings.

But at least it’s working now.

Thanks for helping through this.

acraftylady · Mar 25, 2018

The only way I can turn it on and off on my G6 is through the texting icon. I am on Verizon so who knows. Glad it's working. Mary

acraftylady · Mar 25, 2018

Oh I see now. When you go to application manager, messaging, notifications you can silence it there regardless of how you have it set in the app settings. Never realized that. Mary

jumpinjackflash · Mar 25, 2018

Thanks Mary.

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