I have ALL notifications for this app on and allowed. I do not get notifications of texts sent by friends and family - only spam texts. I have to open the app and look to see if anybody is trying to get a hold of me. This has caused constant frustration of people thinking I'm ignoring them. I feel like I can't switch to a different app because this one comes with our plan and is free (not using data). Also there is no way to block the spam senders that send from an email address instead of a phone number.