Having your LinkedIn notifications suddenly disappear can be frustrating. Notifications on LinkedIn serve an important purpose – they alert you to new messages, connection requests, post reactions, and other activities that help you stay engaged on the platform. When those notifications vanish without warning, it can leave you feeling out of the loop.
There are a few common reasons why your LinkedIn notifications may have disappeared. The good news is that in most cases, it’s an easy fix to get them back.
You changed your LinkedIn notification settings
The most likely culprit for disappearing LinkedIn notifications is that your notification settings were changed, either accidentally or intentionally. LinkedIn allows you to customize your notifications in several ways:
- You can turn notifications on or off entirely.
- You can select which types of notifications you want to receive (messages, mentions, reactions, etc).
- You can choose to receive notifications via email, phone push notifications, or in your LinkedIn feed.
It’s possible you or someone else who accessed your account toggled these settings without realizing it. The good news is that your notifications aren’t gone – you just need to re-enable them.
To check your LinkedIn notification settings on desktop:
- Click on the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn feed and select “Settings & Privacy” from the dropdown menu.
- Click on “Notifications” in the left sidebar.
- Review each section and make sure the toggle button is switched on for each type of notification you want to receive. Be sure to also select your preferred notification delivery methods.
On mobile:
- Tap your profile icon at the top of the screen.
- Tap “Settings.”
- Tap “Notifications.”
- Toggle notifications on for each type you want to receive.
Once you’ve double checked your notification settings, your LinkedIn notifications should start working normally again.
You blocked someone
If you recently blocked another LinkedIn member, their reactions to your posts or messages to you will no longer trigger notifications. Blocking someone prevents you from seeing their profile or activity, and prevents them from seeing yours.
If you suspect you may have accidentally blocked someone you wanted to hear from, you can check your blocked list and unblock them. Just go back to your LinkedIn settings and look for the “Blocked accounts” tab.
LinkedIn is having technical issues
Like any website or app, LinkedIn can experience occasional technical glitches on their end that disrupt notifications. Sometimes a minor bug prevents some notifications from making it through.
Usually these issues are temporary and a quick refresh fixes it. But major outages have been known to take down LinkedIn’s notification system completely for periods of time. If this happens, your notifications will vanish site-wide, not just for you.
The best way to check for any known LinkedIn technical issues is to look at their LinkedIn Company Page. They will often post updates there about any ongoing outages affecting notifications or other services.
You can also check third-party sites that track website outages, like Downdetector. If there’s a spike in reported problems with LinkedIn, it’s a good sign there’s a wider technical issue behind your missing notifications.
In most cases, these problems are resolved within hours. All you can really do is wait it out until LinkedIn fixes it on their end and your notifications come back online.
You’ve hit the notifications cap
LinkedIn limits the number of notifications you can have active at one time as a way to prevent notification overload. The cap is currently set at 99 unread notifications.
If you’ve hit that cap, LinkedIn will stop sending you new notifications until you clear out some of the old ones. So your notifications may have temporarily “disappeared” because you maxed out what LinkedIn allows.
Clearing out some of those 99+ old notifications is the only way to start seeing new ones come through again. LinkedIn doesn’t provide a way to increase the cap – it’s there to encourage users to regularly check and engage with notifications rather than letting them pile up forever.
Your account was restricted
In some cases, LinkedIn may impose restrictions on accounts that violate their policies. For example, sending spam messages or posting inappropriate content can get your account restricted.
Restrictions can include temporarily suspending your ability to send messages, make posts, or see notifications. These limitations remain until the restrictions are lifted.
If you think your account may have been restricted, you’ll need to contact LinkedIn support directly to find out why and what you need to do for your account access to be fully restored.
How to troubleshoot missing LinkedIn notifications
If your LinkedIn notifications have mysteriously disappeared, here are some steps you can take to get to the bottom of it:
- Check your notification settings – the most common culprit is an accidental change.
- Review your list of blocked accounts and unblock anyone blocked accidentally.
- See if LinkedIn has posted about any known technical issues on their Company Page.
- Try refreshing your browser or app to see if that brings notifications back.
- Clear out some old notifications if you’ve hit the 99 notification cap.
- Contact LinkedIn support if you think your account was restricted.
In most cases, a few simple setting tweaks or waiting out a temporary glitch will bring your LinkedIn notifications back promptly. But if they have been missing for more than a day or two with no obvious cause, reach out to LinkedIn’s customer support for help resolving the issue.
Preventing LinkedIn notifications from disappearing
To help avoid LinkedIn notification issues in the future, here are some tips:
- Review your notification settings regularly to make sure they haven’t changed.
- Turn on email notifications as a backup if in-app notifications stop working.
- Don’t ignore notifications for too long – check them daily to avoid hitting the cap.
- Add LinkedIn’s Company Page to stay on top of any platform-wide technical issues.
- Don’t engage in activities that violate LinkedIn’s policies and could get your account restricted.
Staying on top of your settings, keeping notifications cleared, and monitoring for problems can help minimize the chances of your LinkedIn notifications disappearing unexpectedly. But should they vanish again, at least you’ll know some troubleshooting steps to get them back promptly.
With notifications playing such a vital role in the LinkedIn experience, it’s frustrating when they glitch out. But in most cases it’s an easy fix – just a few tweaks to get those pings and alerts flowing freely again.
So don’t panic if your LinkedIn notifications seem to disappear. With a few simple checks, you can probably get them up and running again quickly.
