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Original story (published on January 18, 2023) follows:
The iPhone is one of the most popular and widely used smartphones among its other competitors. And with each new iOS update, users always expect new features and improved performance.
But the phones also experience some bugs and issues that tend to wreck the experience for some users. For instance, we recently highlighted an issue with the wallpaper disappearing or turning black.
With the release of iOS 16.2, some users have reported an issue with blank or empty notifications appearing on their devices.
iPhone blank or empty notifications issue
Reports (1,2,3,4,5,6,7) suggest that the recent iOS 16 update brought a new issue for iPhone users where notifications on the lock screen appear blank or empty.
The problem has been reported by users on different iPhone models, including the latest iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
The issue seems to have started with the iOS 16 release and persists even in iOS 16.2. Users have taken to various online forums, including Reddit, to vent and seek solutions.
The blank or empty notifications issue seems to be impacting mostly WhatsApp and other messaging apps.
Users have reported that the notifications appear blank on the lock screen but when clicked, they open the corresponding app and the message can be found.
Some users have also reported that the notifications appear as blank or empty in the Notification Center as well.
Potential workaround
A potential workaround for all iPhone users is to force quit the affected apps and restart the phone.
Another potential workaround for iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max users is to turn on the show notification toggle on the Always On Display setting.
Follow these steps to do so:
This feature, when enabled, keeps the display on even when the phone is locked, and it seems to be causing the blank notifications issue for some users.
Apple has not yet acknowledged the issue, but we hope it will be addressed in a future iOS update. Until then, keep tabs as we will update this story with further developments, if any.
Update 1 (January 25, 2023)
03:06 pm (IST): It seems that this issue has not been fixed in iOS 16.3 as fresh reports for the same continue to pour in.
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