Whatsapp Desktop not showing Preview Notifications

[BigBag]

Been happening to me off and on for the last couple of weeks with Mac Desktop client. I think a restart makes it work again, but I'm not 100% sure on that...

 

[MrGunny94]

Yeah it's related to some of the recent updates. Hope they finally turn it to Apple Silicon soon, because using 1GB is way too much.

 

[Cassim04torres]

Yeah it's related to some of the recent updates. Hope they finally turn it to Apple Silicon soon, because using 1GB is way too much.

True, using 1gb of ram is nonsense

 

[szberko]

There is an update for Whatsapp (version 2.2218.8). It seems that it solves the issue. A notification popup is shown once you update as it would when you freshly install the application.

 

[deeppurple114]

There is an update for Whatsapp (version 2.2218.8). It seems that it solves the issue. A notification popup is shown once you update as it would when you freshly install the application.

i still don't see this version

 

[cattias]

same here, same issue on Monterey 12.4 on a 13" MacBook Pro (Intel)
and the latest version of whatsapp I see is 2.2216.8 (app store and direct download)

 

[MrGunny94]

In the App Store I can only see 2.2216.8

 

[deeppurple114]

i checked now again, i see i got the version 2.2218.8 and seems it's resolved.
notification are back!

 

[lolzuncle]

Same here, i've tried remove app (from Notifications & Focus) like telegram, mail, music, etc. When i re-open the app, the app appear on Notifications & Focus (unlike whatsapp). I think no solution for this, just wait till the developer fix it.

 

[Kabass]

WhatsApp - no Notification ISSUE - FIXED/SOLVED!

Today the notifications just started working again for no apparent reason, I didn't do anything, I didn't notice any updates, the application was already open and the notifications just randomly started working again.
The application also reappeared in the notifications options.

 

[codejagaban]

Hey Guys I found a simple solution to this issue, go to your user directory and toggle all hidden files using the command CMD + shift + . and automatically Whatsapp notification will start working back on.


Cheers

 

[rodrigoea]

Hey Guys I found a simple solution to this issue, go to your user directory and toggle all hidden files using the command CMD + shift + . and automatically Whatsapp notification will start working back on.


Cheers

I found a solution that worked for me.

I first tried what @codejagaban shared, but at first, it didn't work. Then I tried to execute a terminal command that basically does the same (enable hidden files) and suddenly the notifications started working back and the WhatsApp app appeared in the Notifications settings.

Steps:

- Open your Terminal
- Type: defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles true
- Press Enter
- Type: killall Finder
- Press Enter

I don't know why that was the solution though LOL, but it worked for me, hope it works for everyone who's facing this problem too.

 

[LiE_]

i checked now again, i see i got the version 2.2218.8 and seems it's resolved.
notification are back!

Weird the App Store still not showing this version for me. Also direct from WhatsApp.

 

[moro30]

sound work with last update

 

[mmngoms]

Same issue since I updated my whatsapp.

 

[Robinhaynes]

I had this issue for about 2 months. No notifications on Desktop. I am Running 10.13.6 and Whatsapp 2.2220.8. Notifications just stopped. BUT YEAH! All qudos to codejagaban !. The fix using Terminal worked perfectly! I have no idea what I did or why it works but I am SOOO grateful for the fix. All notifications working suddenly after the fix

 

[Nishita26]

Hi there I had this problem too, but I've fixed it!

Here's how I did it:

1. Download the WhatsApp web app (from the App Store)
2. Login to your WhatsApp web account (by scanning the code from your phone)
3. Close the Whatsapp web app on your Mac
4. Ask a friend to send you a message on WhatsApp
5. On the top right you'll get a notification saying "configure WhatsApp notifications"
6. Click that and you can choose your notification settings within system preferences
7. Now WhatsApp will appear among the apps within system preferences!

This should solve the problem! Hope it helps.

I've struggled with this issue for a long time, and I finally got it to work!