how to have discord show notifcation on phone when discord is closed
To get Discord notifications on your phone even when Discord is closed, make sure notifications are enabled in both Discord and your phone’s system settings, and that the server/channel itself isn’t muted.
What to check
- Open Discord on your phone.
- Tap your profile picture, then go to Notifications and turn them on.
- Make sure the specific server or channel you care about is set to notify you, not muted.
- On your phone, allow Discord notifications in the device settings too.
- Turn off Do Not Disturb or any focus mode that blocks alerts.
Important detail
Discord’s mobile help says you won’t receive notifications if the app is open on your screen.
If you mean “closed” as in the app is not open, you should still get push notifications as long as mobile notifications are allowed and the server isn’t muted.
If notifications still don’t show
- Check that Discord is not set to Do Not Disturb.
- On Android, make sure battery saving or background restrictions are not blocking Discord.
- If you use Discord on desktop too, mobile push notifications can be delayed while Discord is active there; one Discord community post notes the push notification timeout setting can be reduced, with 1 minute as the lowest option mentioned there.
Fast setup
A simple setup that usually works is:
- Discord notifications on.
- Phone notifications allowed.
- Server/channel unmuted.
- No battery restriction.
- No Do Not Disturb.
TL;DR: Turn on Discord notifications in the app and in your phone settings, unmute the server/channel, and disable Do Not Disturb or battery restrictions.