I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone

I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone

I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone
I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone
2025-07-20 17:20:41 - last edited 2 weeks ago
Model: Tapo H200   Tapo T100  
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Good morning, I've done several tests and settings and have come to the conclusion that the Tapo app isn't working properly.
Basically, when the t100 sensor detects motion, it sends a notification, but my phone (and other models I've tested) only receives it when I unlock the screen.
If I lock my phone and it detects motion within 3 minutes, the notification arrives correctly. After 3-4 minutes of the phone being in standby, the notification doesn't arrive until I unlock it.
I have a Samsung A51 with Android 13, but I've encountered the same problem on Android 14 and an even more recent Motorola. On my phone, I've removed all the restrictions and optimizations that could cause the Tapo app to go into "sleep," but it still doesn't work. With WhatsApp, for example, I haven't had to do any of this, and notifications always arrive immediately. So I assume it's a problem with the Tapo app, which hasn't been implemented optimally in terms of background services.
I've already read the article https://www.tp-link.com/it/support/faq/3213/ which suggests doing what I've already done. I'm sorry that for something like this, if there's no solution, I'm forced to return everything because it's useless if I don't receive real-time notifications. Hoping for a solution or an app update, thank you.

 

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Re: I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone-Solution
2025-07-22 06:13:28 - last edited 2 weeks ago

  @zebrone 

 

  • Make sure your Tapo app is updated.
  • You may try to delete and reinstall the app.
  • Restart the phone might also help, give it a try and see how it works.

 

As this is unusual, please share more details with us. Do you mean that all notifications during the lock screen period appear once you unlock the phone? What time is shown for these notifications? Is it the current time or the actual time of the detected event? What's the version of your Tapo app? 

 

Please record a video of the problem and share the video here, or send to me privately. This will help us to better understand the situation. *Upload videos to your personal cloud drive or video websites like YouTube, then send the video link here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone-Solution
2025-07-22 06:13:28 - last edited 2 weeks ago

  @zebrone 

 

  • Make sure your Tapo app is updated.
  • You may try to delete and reinstall the app.
  • Restart the phone might also help, give it a try and see how it works.

 

As this is unusual, please share more details with us. Do you mean that all notifications during the lock screen period appear once you unlock the phone? What time is shown for these notifications? Is it the current time or the actual time of the detected event? What's the version of your Tapo app? 

 

Please record a video of the problem and share the video here, or send to me privately. This will help us to better understand the situation. *Upload videos to your personal cloud drive or video websites like YouTube, then send the video link here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re: I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone
2025-07-22 07:11:56
Hi, I only get Tapo notifications when I unlock my phone. All other apps like WhatsApp work fine even with the phone locked. The time it displays is always the current time (now). But if I then go to the Tapo app, it correctly tells me when it was triggered, along with the correct time. The Tapo app was the last one I downloaded from the store, 5 days ago, and the devices are all updated to the latest firmware. I purchased them a week ago. The way it behaves, the system I created is useless, and I'll be forced to return it.
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Re: I only receive notifications if I unlock my phone
2025-07-25 03:36:28

  @zebrone 

 

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