Marketplace pushes silently break for millions of Facebook users every month. The reasons are structural — system-level permissions, in-app toggles that reset, ranking-based batching, and the fact that desktop Marketplace doesn't push at all. Here is the complete troubleshooting playbook, plus what to do when the official fixes still leave you missing deals.
Almost every "Marketplace notifications not working" thread on Reddit comes back to one of three root causes. Knowing which one applies to you saves hours of toggling settings that won't fix it.
Facebook needs both OS-level and in-app Marketplace notification permissions. They're independent — one can be disabled without any warning. iOS and Android updates routinely reset them silently.
Even with perfect settings, Facebook routes pushes through a ranking model that decides which listings are "worth notifying about." Niche searches and resale keywords often get zero pushes.
The Marketplace web app has no push notification system. If you use a laptop, you were never receiving alerts. There is no setting to enable it — the channel doesn't exist.
Both layers — iOS system permissions and in-app Facebook settings — need to be enabled for any push to arrive. Do them in this order:
After the force-close and re-open, the next matching listing should produce a push within Facebook's ranking-model batching window (typically 2–4 hours later, not instantly). If you still see nothing within 24 hours, the issue is #2 or #3, not a settings issue.
Android adds a third complication: aggressive battery management. Even with both permission layers enabled, Samsung, Pixel, OnePlus, and Xiaomi's default battery policies routinely kill background notification delivery for the Facebook app.
Settings → Battery and device care → Battery → Background usage limits → Never sleeping apps → add Facebook. Without this, Samsung's One UI puts Facebook to sleep aggressively and notifications stop after a few hours of inactivity.
Settings → Apps → Facebook → Battery → Unrestricted. The Pixel's default battery-saving policy throttles background sync, which silently drops notifications.
There is no fix. Facebook's desktop site does not implement push notifications for Marketplace saved searches. The bell icon in the top-right shows you missed activity, but it does not push to your OS. There is no browser extension, official integration, or settings page that turns this on, because the underlying channel doesn't exist on Facebook's side.
The realistic workaround is a separate Marketplace monitoring service that uses the standard Web Push Protocol to push directly to your browser, regardless of whether Facebook supports pushes itself. That is what SniprHQ does — push alerts arrive on Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari within seconds of detection, whether you use Marketplace on phone or desktop.
If you went through the iOS / Android steps and pushes still arrive hours late or not at all, the problem is no longer your settings — it is Facebook's ranking-based batching deciding the listings you care about are not push-worthy. There is no setting that disables this on Facebook's side. It is an inherent property of how their notification pipeline works.
The fix is to monitor Marketplace independently. SniprHQ polls Marketplace's public search results every 5–15 minutes and pushes matches directly to your phone via the Web Push Protocol — bypassing Facebook's notification pipeline entirely. Push arrives within 2–10 seconds of detection, regardless of how Facebook's model views the listing.
The core problem with Facebook's notifications is delay. By the time you get the alert, the deal is often already gone. Here's a side-by-side look at how quickly each system delivers after a listing goes live:
SniprHQ scans Marketplace search results every 5–15 minutes (depending on plan) and delivers via the standard Web Push Protocol. The push hits your lock screen the same way WhatsApp or Slack messages do — no app install required.
SniprHQ push alerts work on every major platform — including desktop, where Facebook has no notification support at all.
| Device | Browser | Setup time | Lock-screen push |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone (iOS 16.4+) | Safari (add to Home Screen) | ~40 sec | Yes |
| iPad | Safari (add to Home Screen) | ~40 sec | Yes |
| Android | Chrome, Edge, Brave | ~20 sec | Yes |
| macOS | Safari, Chrome, Firefox | ~15 sec | Yes (banner) |
| Windows | Chrome, Edge, Firefox | ~15 sec | Yes (Action Center) |
The most common cause is that the in-app Marketplace toggle in Settings → Notifications got turned off after a Facebook app update. The second most common cause is iOS or Android revoking system push permission during an OS update. Both are silent — Facebook does not warn you that pushes stopped.
Facebook batches Marketplace alerts through an internal listing-quality ranking model and only fires pushes for listings the model considers worth notifying about. Result: 2–4 hour delays for most categories and, for many listings, no push at all.
No. Facebook's desktop site has no push channel for Marketplace saved searches at all. If you mostly use Marketplace on a laptop, you have never received an alert and never will from Facebook's own system — you have to refresh the search tab manually.
Settings → Notifications → Facebook → make sure Allow Notifications is on, then open Facebook → menu → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace → enable Push. Both layers need to be on. If pushes still don't arrive, force-close the app and reopen.
Settings → Apps → Facebook → Notifications → make sure Marketplace notifications are enabled at the system level, then in the Facebook app go to menu → Settings & Privacy → Settings → Notifications → Marketplace and toggle Push on. Android sometimes silently disables notifications for background-restricted apps — check that as well.
Facebook's batching means even with both settings correctly enabled, you only get push notifications for listings the FB quality model decides to push. Niche categories, low-volume cities, and resale-focused searches frequently fall outside that bucket and receive zero pushes.
Yes — a dedicated Marketplace monitor like SniprHQ scans Marketplace search results directly and pushes alerts via the standard Web Push Protocol. The push arrives within seconds of the listing appearing, regardless of how FB's ranking model views the listing.
Sometimes. Reinstalling resets the push token and the in-app notification preferences, which can recover from corruption. But it does not fix the underlying batching delay — alerts will still be 2–4 hours late for most saved searches.
Most Android skins (One UI, OxygenOS, Pixel Launcher) include aggressive battery management that silently kills background notification delivery for apps it considers idle. Add Facebook to the battery exception list under your phone's battery settings to prevent that.
Facebook's ranking model treats accounts differently based on engagement signals — how often you tap Marketplace listings, how long you spend on the platform, what categories you save. Two accounts with identical saved searches can get wildly different notification volumes.