Mail Notifications Broken on iOS 18.2?

Is anyone else having issues with Mail notifications on iOS 18.2? I'm only getting notification badges—no banners or notifications on the lock screen. I've double-checked my settings and even disabled notification categories, but still no luck. Screenshots of my settings are included. Any ideas?

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iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 11, 2024 4:29 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2025 10:35 PM

Settings > Notifications > Mail > Customize Notifications. Then select each account individually. For me the “Alerts” option was turned off for all my accounts (even after removing and adding them again so this seems to be default behavior ???). You can do this while having primary inbox turned off and it still works.


Infuriating to say the least.

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Dec 22, 2024 10:43 AM in response to Symp EL

I too am having a problem with email notifications in the Apple Mail app. I get no badges no banners and no notification sounds. When I open the Mail app it connects to the server and downloads whatever Email is there, but it doesn’t do it in the background on its own, even though push notifications are turned on. I spent an hour or two with tech-support on it with no resolution. They had to escalate the ticket, but I haven’t heard back yet. I don’t remember this issue happening with the Gmail app.. I start using the Mail app because with the update is actually become functional.

Jan 7, 2025 1:12 AM in response to Symp EL

Everyone with the iOS 18 is having problems with their email notification sounds Apple doesn’t seem to care there’s been thousands and thousands of complaints updates aren’t fixing the issue in the long run apples not what it used to be. May go back to android frustrating after now spending all this money on an iPhone 16 Pro Max

Jan 12, 2025 4:59 PM in response to Symp EL

I haven’t received new Mail alerts since the iOS 18 update. All notifications/tabs are on, I’ve done an insane amount of troubleshooting, and I’m getting new mail but the only way I know is I have to open my phone and actually look at the app. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. I’ve shut down and restarted my phone. Literally everything that I should do and it’s still not working.

Jan 12, 2025 6:46 PM in response to Symp EL

You are correct I haven’t seen or heard notifications, like you I have wasted so much time trying to solve this. I give up at this point. One thing I did notice is in messages if you have favorites contacts pin to the top I unpin them and I now get notifications from them.

 should be embarrassed to have this crap going on I would think the beta testers would have noticed this if they hadn’t maybe they should try a little harder.

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