Samsung S4 Messaging Notifications

[garrycol]

The phone is a Samsung S4 running Android 5.0.1

I have notifications turned on and for most things it notifies via audio and visual.

When I receive an SMS (or a Viber Message) and the application is not open I receive visual and audio notifications no problem.

However if messaging is open no notifications come through - I guess the system assumes you see them as messaging is open - but if you are in messaging and have locked the screen you do not know that you have messages until you unlock the screen and open messages - as a result I have missed a number of important SMSs.

Anyone know how I can get the phone to send notifications when messaging is still open.

Thanks

Garry

[Ralfo]

I have the same phone. S4 android 5.0.1. Works the same as yours. I have had sms's come in while reading/composing messages with no notifications. Appears to be the way it works.

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[garrycol]

Thanks

Bummer - what were they thinking - the computer nerds have struck again.