Problem with Signal notifications

spacebug

I sometimes get them and sometimes not until I open the Signal app.

I've had this problem on all my Pixel phones running GrapheneOS.
Pixel 7 Pro XL
Pixel 8 Pro XL
And now Pixel 10 Pro XL.

I installed Google Play Services and Play Store first, then Signal.

My phone has both data saving or battery saving disabled.

Both Signal and Google Play Services are allowed to run in the background with unrestricted battery usage.
They are also allowed to use unlimited mobile data.

I have excellent WiFi and mobile reception.

I have even tried with Molly and UnifiedPush with my own server - same result.

When I send a Signal message from my other phone, I see that my phone receive it at once, yet no notification.

(Years ago I also had the same problem with matrix clients, but since I don't use matrix now I don't know if that would also be a problem, but I suspect I would).

My friends running stock Android does now have this problem and on iPhone I never once had this issue.

Either there must be a setting I'm missing or there must be something with the OS.

Any input is appreciated.

EverettHitch

spacebug if you use Signal you might as well use Molly. Don't forget to set battery use to unrestricted, it will use websocket which has worked well for me for a long amount of time, and it's not as bad with the battery drain as some try to assert if you don't use a lot of video.

Johnnyloans

spacebug

VPN?
DNS blocking?

datsyuk

EverettHitch if you use Signal you might as well use Molly.

It is not the same and you would have to trust both since Molly is basically a little bit different version of Signal.

I did not get even video call notification on Molly when the app was closed. If I tried to call someone, he didn't get notification of the call so there was lot of unanswered calls.

Signal is secure enough for me. If u need an instant message app and video call app, I just think you will sacrifice way too much functionality with Molly.

EverettHitch

datsyuk when the Molly runs with unrestricted battery it is literally never closed and that is the secret how websocket works. Are you sure something you do is not wrong?

spacebug

Molly with UnifiedPush was even worse than Signal with Google Play Services.

I haven't tries with websockets though but when I choose that in molly is said I would not get any notification when screen was locked.

And why didn't unified push work?

It seems what ever is trying to send a notification it sometimes work, sometimes not.

spacebug

Johnnyloans no nothing

Johnnyloans

spacebug

Hmmm, sorry mate. :(

Now we circle back and use a vpn? lol
"google services framework" has network permissions?
(system app) gmscompat has notifcations and sensors permission? battery unrestricted?
Is the time on your phone accurate?

I didn't find anything in signal github issues about this.

I get unified push and play services notifications, maybe a few seconds late at times.

spacebug

Johnnyloans I don't have anything named "google services framework" but I have google play services and that has unrestricted background and battery usage

spacebug

I tried now with matrix app Element (classic) and UnifiedPush. Same thing.

If the phone is unlocked and I have send a few messages it works great.
If I lock the phone and send a message quite soon (like within a minute), I get a notification.
But if the phone has been laying locked for a while I often do not get a notification.
If I then unlock the phone and slides down the menu from the top then I get notifications after like a second.

It feels like it works just as I would have expected if the battery settings for Google Play Services / Signal / ntfy / Element was set up "optimized" instead of "Unrestricted".

Johnnyloans

google services framework

I just found out that this is a relic from before android 15.

spacebug If I then unlock the phone ... I get notifications after like a second.

Are you in another profile? Or owner?
settings > system > users > select profile > allow running in the background
Enable

spacebug

Johnnyloans I only have the owner profile and there is not such setting for it