Nowadays everyone wants to be safe. Everyone wants their loved ones safe. Everyone wants to look after their house and family when they are not around.
If you are one of them then you must have installed a blink doorbell. So that can stay updated on what is going on and who is coming in or leaving your house. What if your blink doorbell stops sending you notifications? Wouldn’t it be frustrating and concerning?
Yes, it would be. One of my friends encountered the same problem “Blink doorbell not sending notifications”. He told me and we did a deep research on the causes and solutions for this problem.
In this article, I will be going to share these with you.
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Blink doorbell not sending notifications – causes and fixes
Troubleshooting these is very necessary to be updated for the safety of your family and home. There are many reasons why your Blink doorbell is not sending notifications.
These reasons include Connectivity problems, Notification or sensitivity settings, Problems with the app, Issues with your phone, Low battery or power, and Connect blink support.
These reasons and their solutions are explained below.
Connectivity problem
One of the most common reasons for the Blink doorbell not sending notifications is the connectivity problem. A weak or poor internet connection with your doorbell or phone could cause problems like that.
To fix your problem due to connection problems, you can try these solutions.
First of all, make sure that your door and your phone are connected to a stable internet connection. If the router is away from your doorbell, try placing it near the doorbell.
Try restarting your router. Turn your router off by switching it off. Wait for at least 30 seconds and then turn it back on.
You can also try reconnecting the Wi-Fi network with your device and phone. Remove your Wi-Fi network and try reconnecting it again.
Resetting network settings in your phone can also fix this problem by removing the temporary errors and glitches in your network connection.
Follow these steps to reset network settings,
- Go to “Settings”.
- Go to “General”.
- Tap on “Reset iPhone”.
- Tap on “Reset network settings”.
- Enter your “Passcode”
- Again tap on “reset network settings”.
Notification or sensitivity setting
There could be a possibility that you might have not enabled the notification or turned it off by slip of touch or someone else has done this.
Or you may have not enabled notification for the specified event on which you want to receive a notification.
Or you have changed the sensitivity settings and decreased it. These could also be the reasons for the blink doorbell not sending notifications.
In this case first of all make sure that you have enabled the notification. If you haven’t enabled the notification, enable them.
Follow these steps to do so,
- Go to your phone settings.
- Go to the notification.
- Click on the Blink application.
- Select Allow notification.
By following you will be able to receive notifications.
If these notifications have been enabled then there is a possibility that you might have not selected the event to receive notifications.
To check and enable the event notification follow these steps,
- Open the Blink app.
- Go to settings.
- Click on notifications.
- Determine the event you want to get notifications on.
- Enable the notification by swiping the icon to the right.
This will turn the notification on for your selected event. Whenever that event will happen again you will receive a notification.
Your motion detection settings could also be the reason for the blink doorbell not sending notifications.
If you have decreased the sensitivity or changed the motion zone and detection range, you won’t be able to receive notifications. You just need to adjust the sensitivity and range.
Follow these steps to adjust the sensitivity,
- Open the Blink app.
- Select your doorbell.
- Go to settings.
- Tap on motion settings.
- Increase your sensitivity by moving the slider to the right.
- Save the sensitivity settings.
To adjust the motion zone or detection range,
Follow these steps,
- Open the Blink app.
- Select the doorbell.
- Go to settings.
- Go to motion settings.
- Adjust the area for motion detection.
- Adjust the detection range by using the slider.
- Save these settings.
Problems with the app
Problems with your Blink app like an outdated app, glitches and bugs, errors, and cache data can also cause the Blink doorbell not to send notifications.
To fix these problems the first thing you should do is to log out the app and then log back in.
Logging out and in can remove some temporary glitches and can make the notifications work as intended.
So try logging out and logging back in. Wait for at least 1 minute before logging back in.
Updating your blink app if available can also fix this issue.
Follow these steps,
- Go to the App store or Google store.
- Search for the Blink app.
- If you see that the update is available.
- Click on the update.
Reconnecting your doorbell with the app can also remove some temporary glitches and bugs and can make the notifications work. Remove your doorbell from the app and connect it again after some minutes.
Cleaning up the Cache storage can also remove the glitches and bugs from the app. When a glitch or bug enters the app it is stored in cache storage. Whenever the app runs it also runs with it and can cause such problems.
Follow these steps to clean cache storage.
- Go to settings.
- Click on the Blink app.
- Click on cache data.
- Clean it.
Reinstalling the app is also a solution if the problem with the app remains.
Follow these steps to reinstall the app,
- First, you will need to delete the app.
- Then go to the app store or Play store.
- Search for the Blink app.
- Now download it and install it.
You will need to connect your doorbell again with the app.
Issues with your phone
Glitches, bugs, and errors in your phone can also cause the blink doorbell not to send notifications. These glitches and bugs in your phone can also be a cause of glitches in your Tesla app.
Glitches and bugs can be removed by simply restarting your phone. Wait for 30 seconds to 1 minute before turning your phone back on.
Follow these steps to restart your phone,
- Press and hold the power button for 5 – 7 seconds.
- Press on power off.
- Confirm it.
- Wait for 30 seconds.
- Press and hold the power button.
- After a few seconds, your phone will restart and will fix your problem.
Updating your phone if available can also fix this problem.
Follow these steps to update your phone,
- Go to your “phone settings”.
- Go to “General”.
- Tap on “software updates”
- Check for updates.
- Now click on “Download and install“.
Third-party apps are the main reasons for such glitches and bugs which can probably cause your phone and other apps like Blink not to work. Remove these third-party apps from your phone to resolve your issue.
Low battery or power
Low battery and power loss of your blink doorbell can also cause problems like the blink doorbell not sending notifications.
A low battery can cause your doorbell not to detect motion and events and not send notifications to you.
Make sure that your Blink doorbell has sufficient battery life. If your doorbell uses cells and batteries, charge them if they are rechargeable. Or replace them with new ones.
Make sure that the doorbell is properly wired and is being powered and charged properly.
Connect blink support
We have discussed all the possible causes and solutions for the blink doorbell not sending notifications.
If you are getting notifications after trying all these solutions, you should connect to the Blink customer support service.
They will help in diagnosing the problem and will assist you with the best solution.
Final thoughts
We know that the problems like blinking doorbells not sending notifications. So we researched for you and provided you with all the possible causes and solutions for this problem. The solutions include,
- Ensure a stable internet connection. Restart your router.
- Reconnect with Wi-Fi.
- Reset network settings.
- Check the notification settings.
- Check the sensitivity.
- Log out and log back in.
- Clear cache data.
- Reinstall the app.
- Restart your phone.
- Update your phone.
- Delete third-party apps.
- Charge your doorbell.
- Connect Blink support.
And we have provided you with all the possible solutions for it. We have also some other problems that you might have with your Tesla Bluetooth.
We have also answered some questions that you might have in your mind. If you have something to share with us regarding this topic feel free to contact us. We would love to hear from you.
My Blink doorbell is detecting motion but not sending notifications.
There could be many reasons like network problems, notification permissions, and motion detection settings.
Why my Blink doorbell notifications are not working after the app update?
There could be many reasons like glitches in the app, glitches in the phone, and notification settings.
