skyking If your phone is asleep for 10+ minutes, does it wake for an SMS message or a phone call? Are you using a VPN?

      de0u Yes wakes for SMS. I run a VPN client on my ASUS router but have an exception for my mobiles to bypass VPN and go through router public IP. No client VPN on mobiles when using Cellular Data.

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          skyking I'm afraid I'm out of ideas. You may need an expert.

            Thanks for the input - still troubleshooting...

            Update: Issue resolved. After wasting 3 days on this it turned out to be a weak cellular data signal. Had only 1 bar using the SIM that came with the camera (30 days and 300Mb free) using Verizon network. I replaced it with a SIM from SpeedTalk (250Mb/mo for $5 using T-Mobile) that gets 2-3 bars. Now when the camera trips from motion I get a notification instantly even when the P6 has been sitting overnight.

              skyking Thanks for reporting back! Good to hear you found the problem.

                3 months later

                I’ve just switched from iOS to GrapheneOS a few days ago on Pixel 6a, and I’ve been facing the same problem since the beginning.

                Today I’ve figured out that there is another notification settings here:
                Settings > Apps > Special app access > Device & app notifications

                Here the only allowed app was the Launcher. And the GPS was under the Not allowed header.
                I’ve just allowed notification access for GPS as well, however I don’t know yet whether this will work. And I don’t know whether this will cause any security issues which we avoid from.

                There are some detailed sub settings under this menu such as Real-time, Conversations (SMS etc), Notifications… And at the bottom, you can click on See all apps and choose the apps you want to activate for this settings.

                  dr_green Settings > Apps > Special app access > Device & app notifications

                  Unless you're using a different launcher or have a smart watch, you don't need to grant this permission to any apps.

                  There are a lot of variables to consider when it comes to notifications. Make sure Google Play Services has its battery usage set to unrestricted and that you have a reliable network connection.

                      dr_green there was an issue with notifications being delivered on time a while back. Your phone is completely up to date? The most recent release is 2024040900.

                        Yes my release number is same as 2024040900. I don't know if it's too early to talk or not, but my problem seems to be solved today after I've changed the permission that I've mentioned above.

                        Maybe I should close that permission again and see if the notification delay problem occurs again.

                        I have no idea if it helps, but adding a widget could. E.g. Whatsapp and Telegram each have that feature, whatsapp has a single widget space thing that shows how many unread messages you have. I guess at least if your screen is on android will refresh these widgets and therefore get new messages. Again this is just my speculation.

                        5 months later

                        Is anyone still getting delayed push notifications? I'm getting signal notifications delayed by 2-3 mins even if the phone is in use at the time (i.e. not in deep sleep). This is with a new install on pixel 9 fold.

                          23 days later

                          redfoxjumper yup, same. Don't know about in use, but I frequently get delayed notifications since maybe a few months. This wasn't an issue the entire 2 years before that. There are lots of reports regarding this on the Pixel subreddit, so seems to be related.

                            Having the same issues here on my Pixel 7A, been going on for about 2 weeks now. Restarting the phone make all notifications that should have appeared, appear again. However, all new notifications are still very delayed.
                            I, too, have installed & enabled Google Play services with network permissions enabled + battery saving permissions to unrestricted.

                            Did some more testing my end yesterday, and found the cause - at least for me. I have my own Wireguard instance set up. The second i turn off my wireguard (with custom DNS) all notifications flow through as normal. So it was DNS.. It's always DNS.

                            a month later