Not receiving New Order pop-up alerts/notifications (iPhone)

Topic summary

Multiple Shopify merchants report that new order push notifications stopped working on their iPhones, with most issues beginning around Saturday/Sunday. The problem affects both iOS and some Android devices, impacting merchants who rely on instant alerts—particularly those with physical stores needing to quickly pull online orders from floor inventory.

Key Details:

  • Notifications stopped despite correct settings in both the Shopify app and device settings
  • The issue appears widespread, though not listed on Shopify’s official status page
  • Some users initially suspected iOS updates or other configuration changes (like DMARC records) as potential causes

Working Solution:
Several users confirmed success with this process:

  1. Delete and reinstall the Shopify app
  2. Restart the phone before opening the app
  3. Allow notifications when prompted
  4. In Shopify admin (desktop): Settings → Notifications → Staff Notifications → Find your device under Recipients → Click three dots → Send Test
  5. Some users also needed to toggle “Turn Off” then back on for their device

Current Status:
Some users report notifications spontaneously returning without intervention, while others required the manual fix. The root cause remains unclear, and Shopify support responses have been limited to standard troubleshooting steps.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Has anyone heard of they are working on it? I got a reply with the setting of how to turn on notifications (but they are set fine and I never turned them off), but still not getting notification pushes to iPhone (for past few days). Anyone else hear of a fix?

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