Signal doesn't receive messages in the background anymore

MoonshineMidnight

[deleted] Yup. Signal website APK pushes fine for me.

Hartmews239

MoonshineMidnight Pushes fine for you with VPN? With Mullvad VPN?

[deleted]

Edit, don't work. i have again the notification.

MoonshineMidnight

Hartmews239 Pushes fine with a solid always on VPN. Not Mullvad on my GOS phone. Mind you, I am using sandboxed Google Play Services with network permission to accomplish this. That is not for everyone. I'm all FOSS apps plus Signal (also FOSS) and Proton Mail (Not free but app open source). Don't use any Google related/Playstore apps, but the sandboxed Google Play Services (never signed-in) is what gives me the pushes for FOSS apps. I have read on here users get pushes on Signal without sandboxed Google Play Services. That does not work for me. If you are using sandboxed Google Play Services and the Signal APK from their website, I am at a loss on not getting pushes.

Cosigner4

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I'm using this same setup and have had no issues receiving background notifications.

[deleted]

MoonshineMidnight Proton Mail (Not free but app open source).

Proton Mail is free. The paid subscription is optional.

mythodical

Just chiming in to provide confirmation of configurations that work. I've been using Signal without issues for several months now, using the following configuration:

Signal installed via Aurora Store
Mullvad always-on VPN
No Google Play Store installed (using WebSocket for push notifications)
Permissions: Camera, Contacts, Microphone, Network, Notifications, Phone
Battery profile: Optimized
Alarms & reminders: Allowed

The last point is key, as Signal will not start automatically after a reboot unless this option is selected. This may explain why some users, such as @[deleted] seemingly lose push notifications after a time.

In my experience, Signal does not not require unrestricted battery access.

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