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Notifications Not Arriving
Notifications Not Arriving
GapFix sends a small number of well-timed notifications rather than a stream of noise. If they've stopped arriving — or never started — here's how to get them working.
What GapFix actually sends
- A daily learning reminder, tuned to the time you actually tend to learn — not a fixed alarm.
- A streak-at-risk alert in the evening if your day hasn't counted yet.
- Occasional re-engagement nudges if you've been away — capped at two per day, always.
If you were expecting more notifications than this, the quiet is by design.
Check iOS permissions
- Open iOS Settings → Notifications → GapFix.
- Make sure Allow Notifications is turned on.
- Check that the alert styles you want — lock screen, banners, sounds — are enabled.
If GapFix doesn't appear in the notifications list at all, open the app first so iOS registers it, then check again.
Check Focus and Do Not Disturb
Focus modes (including Do Not Disturb and Sleep) silence notifications from apps that aren't on the allowed list. If you learn in the evening and run a Focus mode then, add GapFix to that Focus's allowed apps — otherwise your streak-at-risk alert gets swallowed exactly when you need it. iOS's Scheduled Summary can also hold notifications back and deliver them in a batch later.
Check GapFix's own settings
The app's Settings include notification preferences. Make sure reminders are switched on there too — iOS permission and in-app preference both need to be on.
About the evening streak alert
The streak-at-risk alert only fires when your day hasn't counted yet. A day counts when you complete a lesson, a Booster, or the 2-minute Daily Practice, and the day rolls over at your local midnight. So if you learned in the morning, no alert comes — silence means you're safe, not that notifications are broken.
Still nothing?
- Restart your device.
- Update GapFix and iOS to current versions.
- Low Power Mode can delay background delivery; try with it off.
- If notifications still don't arrive, email help@gapfix.app with your device model, iOS version, and a note on which of the settings above you've already checked.
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