How to react on silent messages?

By AppleForAll, 11 June, 2018

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hi,
when I'm somewhere in the Messages app I don't get any kind of notification if someone sends me a message. There's no sound at all. VO also doesn't announce something. I have to leave Messages after every single message just to make sure that I get notified when a replay arrives.
Is there anything I can do to change that behaviour? It would be nice to know about arriving messages. Having several conversations at once makes it even more difficult when there's no sound or anything.

Thank you for your help!

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By Roxann Pollard on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 07:45

A couple of things to verify...

1. Do you have your messages set up to vibrate when a message is received? This way, no matter if the mute switch is currently active or not, you will still receive the vibration in your hand. This is what works for me.

2. If you want a sound to occur whenever a message is received, ensure that the mute switch isn't active.

HTH