Thanks for the reply. This is the Google messaging app. I'm the owner user.
I just tried the Settings > System > Reset, no luck, messages still aren't showing. Also tried turning off wifi, and then getting a text, still no notifications.
I switched the messaging app to the built in Graphene one, and it DOES show up the notification dot. AND it makes the notification sound.
Switch back to the google message app, and nothing. The only reason I use the google message app is that it does the pairing thing, so I can reply to text messages from my laptop.