How to enable push notifications from Fennec Messenger on Android phones
Without notifications, you will not get notified about new messages, friend requests, event reminders, and you will not be able to locate your phones.
Samsung
Prioritize notifications from Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Apps".
- Select "Fennec Messenger".
- Under "App Setting", tap "Notifications".
- Toggle on "Set as priority".
Exclude Fennec Messenger from battery optimization
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Device management".
- Select "Battery".
- Tap "Unmonitored apps".
- Add Fennec Messenger to this list.
Samsung S8 / S8+
Prioritize notifications from Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Apps".
- Tap the three-dot menu icon on the upper-right corner of the screen, and tap "Special access". Tap "Optimize battery usage"
- Tap on Apps not optimized right below the title of the page to open a drop-down menu, then select "All apps" to display all of the apps that the setting covers.
- Find Fennec Messenger, and disable the switch next to it.
Asus Zenfone 2 / 3
Ensure that Fennec Messenger is set to auto-start
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Power Management".
- Select "Auto-start Manager".
- Find Fennec Messenger and ensure it's enabled.
List Fennec Messenger as a protected app
- From the app drawer, tap "Mobile Manager".
- Tap "Boost".
- Tap Enable "Super Boost", then select "Protected app list".
- Verify that Fennec Messenger is on the list.
Huawei Honor 6
List Fennec Messenger as a protected app
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Power Saving".
- Tap "Protected apps".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
Enable Fennec Messenger in the Notification Manager
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Notification Manager".
- Select "Notify" for Fennec Messenger to receive push notifications.
Huawei Honor 8
List Fennec Messenger as a protected app
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Advanced Settings".
- Tap "Battery Manager".
- Tap "Protected apps" (or "Close apps after screen lock").
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
Ignore battery optimizations for Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Apps".
- Tap "Advanced".
- Select "Ignore battery optimizations".
- Choose Fennec Messenger and ignore the app.
Allow notifications from Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Select the "Notification Panel & Status&Bar".
- Tap "Notification Center" and find Fennec Messenger.
- Ensure that "Allow Notifications" and "Priority Display" are active.
Huawei P8 lite
Enable Fennec Messenger to run at startup
- From the app drawer, tap "Phone Manager".
- Swipe left and tap "Startup Manager".
- Tap Fennec Messenger and ensure that it's set to run automatically at system startup.
Allow notifications from Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Phone Manager".
- Swipe left and tap "Notification Manager".
- Tap "Rules" and ensure that Fennec Messenger is set up to send notifications to the notification panel.
- Check if any other settings in this view may be blocking notifications.
Huawei Mate 8 & Huawei Nova Plus
Ensure that Fennec Messenger is exempt from your device's battery optimization features:
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Advanced Settings".
- Tap "Battery Manager".
- Tap "Protected apps".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
LeEco/LeTV
Enable Fennec Messenger to run at startup
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Permissions".
- Tap "Manage Auto Launch". If you have enabled other apps to auto-launch, you'll see "You've enabled [x] apps to auto launch".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
List Fennec Messenger as a protected app
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Select "Battery", then tap "Power saving management".
- Select "App Protection".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
Lenovo
Enable the auto-start setting for the Fennec Messenger app:
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Power Manager".
- Select "Background app management".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to "Allow auto-start".
OnePlus (Android 7.0 and earlier)
For system versions earlier than Android 8.0 Oreo, ensure that Fennec Messenger is set to auto-launch:
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Apps".
- Tap the gear icon in the top right.
- Select "App Autolaunch".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.
OnePlus (Android 8.0 and later)
Check that app storage is set to clear normally
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Advanced".
- Select "Recent apps management".
- Ensure that "Normal clear" is enabled.
Exclude Fennec Messenger from battery optimization
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Battery", then "Battery Optimization".
- Tap "Apps not optimized" and select "All apps".
- Find Fennec Messenger and ensure it's set to "Don't optimize".
OnePlus 3
Adjust your battery optimization to allow notifications from Fennec Messenger when it's running in the background:
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Battery".
- Select "Battery Optimization".
- Tap the three vertical dots button in the top right of that screen.
- Select "Advanced Optimization".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to off.
OPPO
List Fennec Messenger as a protected app
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Advanced Settings."
- Tap "Battery Manager", then "Protected Apps".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable protection.
Ignore battery optimization for Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Apps", then "Advanced".
- Select "Ignore Battery Optimizations".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to ignore optimization.
Allow notifications from Fennec Messenger
- From the app drawer, tap "Settings".
- Tap "Notification Panel & Status Bar".
- Tap "Notification Center".
- Find Fennec Messenger and activate allow notifications and priority display.
Xiaomi
Check that Fennec Messenger is given permission to autostart:
- From the app drawer, tap "Security".
- Tap "Permissions".
- Tap "Autostart".
- Toggle Fennec Messenger to enable.