Unlikely to be a bug in the messaging indicator itself. The messaging app displays notifications and adds an entry into the messaging menu. If you can't see notifications either, it's probably a bug in the app.
** Package changed: indicator-messages (Ubuntu) => messaging-app (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to indicator-messages in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dx-packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1378103 Title: Indicator does not display message and there is no notification when screen is locked and message is in messaging app Status in “messaging-app” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps: I used skype for this to make it easy to repro 0. Set your phone by opening the messaging app to a thread for a conversation that you are not about to test then use the power button to blank the screen 1. Open skype you on your desktop 2. Use skype to send a text to your phone 3. Wait a few seconds for the alert 4. Click on the notification to open it as a conversation in the messaging app 5. use the power button to blank your screen again 6. use skype to send another text Result: The alert sounds plays, and the screen turns on, but there is no notification and the message is not in the messaging menu. If you unlock the phone you see the message in the conversation. Expected: The notification shows and the message is in the indicator. This is krillin, r84 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/messaging-app/+bug/1378103/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : dx-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp