[Question] Samsung Galaxy S4 Notifications

[Neville Bailey]

I have just upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S3 to a S4, and I am battling to get audible notifications of incoming emails on the Gmail app.

I get a notification in the Notification Bar, but there is no sound.

I have checked my Gmail settings and have selected the ringtone that I want for the notifications, but it doesn't work.

I had it working perfectly on my S3. I have since wiped the S3 clean so I can't even check my settings there anymore.

Any advice?

[Neville Bailey]

Aha! I figured it out!

I had my phone in block mode and one of the block mode settings was ticked to block all notifications.

[Dave A]

Seems the price of being on the bleeding edge of technology is you need to figure out all these little quirks yourself

[adrianh]

Neville - I don't know whether you prefer to use HP type RPN calculators. I use a software calculator called Droid48 on my tablet and S4. The calculator works like a charm and even has a basic no frills mode if you tap the calculator screen.