Did not solve any of my notification problems. :-/
[automerge]1569972458[/automerge]
Wait, you are doing all that and keeping your new iP11 Pro boxed up just because mail doesn't download until you open the mail app? I mean how do you read the mail before you open it anyways? Perhaps installing the Outlook app may make more since until this is finally sorted. But really?! The OP said he had to enable airplane mode to verify it wasn't downloading in the background but point being does it really matter that much that you cant use your new device? I mean if you have to turn on airplane mode to even know it. For what its worth Gmail stopped supporting push with Apple mail app years ago so it only downloads when app is open too but somehow I have managed
Our corporate email is push, managed by "Hub" (f/k/a AirWatch), and I don't get notifications, which is a big problem, since I carry the phone in a pocket and notifications essentially serve as a pager for me. When the phone vibrates, I know I need to check my email. Having to continually pull out the phone and check for new emails is a big issue. I'm seriously considering returning the 11PM and purchasing a new XS Max (since Apple has my old one) and using that instead - probably until this time next year.
FWIW, I don't get notifications for iCloud or Gmail, either, and notifications are also not working for Messages.