There is a notification bubble that I have a new message even though I don’t. I want to get...

They work for me. I have it set to favourites only and they work every time.

The SmartGlass beta doesn't display notifications when favourite friends come online though, even though I have it set to do so. I get notifications in it when someone sends me a message, so the notifications are working - just not for friends coming online.
It is a beta though, so maybe that's not working properly right now.

Hey buddy,

I have the same issue. I assume you are on the Preview program. As far as I'm aware, it's a known issue and should be fixed before general release.

Hi, I hope you're doing great out there. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you with your concern.

I have here steps that we can try, please perform a power cycle on your console by following the steps below:

POWERCYCLE CONSOLE​​​

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"1. Turn off your console by holding the Xbox button on the front of the console for approximately 10 seconds. The console will turn off. ​​​

2. Turn your console back on by pressing the Xbox button on the console or the Xbox button on your controller. ​​"

If that didn't work resetting the console keeping games and apps will be the next option. Don't worry because as long as you're connected to Xbox Live your saved progress, games, will not be deleted. It will remove all of your accounts but you can add all of them later on.

"Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

Select Profile & system > Settings > System > Console info.

Select Reset console.

Reset and keep my games & apps."

I sometimes get notifications about someone being a new follower of mine. But it will be dated two weeks ago. Another time I got a notification aboit a new message. But it was dated one year ago. So sometimes notifications can get delayed or even be
buggy. I don't pay attention to the old ones, I just clear them.

I have done some more research into it, it happens when you send a message, the messege will be stuck on "Sending" even though it is sent. If you go off and on the chat, it will show the current message, but you wont get any notifications