It’s not just you: Android Messages’ notifications seem broken for some

Apps like Android Messages can feature all the bells and whistles they want, but if they fail at something as basic as notifying you of an incoming message, then what good are they? Apparently not very for some folks, who are reporting a lack of notifications with the latest version of Android Messages.
Folks have taken to Google Play and the Android subreddit to report that Android Messages no longer notifies them of incoming messages. No number of reboots and resets would fix the issue, which left folks with no other option but to uninstall the app and opt for something else.