Why am I not receiving Virtual Fence notifications?

If you’re not receiving push notifications, there's likely something preventing them in your cell phone settings. Follow the steps below to resolve this:

  • App Permissions: Verify that the Tractive GPS app has permission to send push notifications. You can check this by going to your phone's settings and looking for the app under Notifications.
  • Internet Connection: Check if your phone is connected to the internet (either via a data connection or WiFi). Push notifications require an internet connection to be delivered.
  • Do Not Disturb mode is disabled.
  • For iOS users: If you’re using the  Focus feature, please select to Allow Notifications from the Tractive GPS app. This way, you’ll continue to receive notifications about your pet regardless of which Focus you’re using.
  • Check third-party apps:  such as Clean Master or Security Master, are not blocking notifications from the Tractive GPS app.
  • Battery saving mode: also known as battery optimization, battery saver, or low power mode is deactivated. . (AndroidiOS)
  • Phone’s software version: If the issue is not specific to the Tractive app but to all apps, check your phone's software version and see if there are any updates available.
  • Restart your phone and check if the push notifications are coming through.
     

If notifications are still not coming through:

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