# About WhatsApp's "You may have new messages" even when it is not connected to internet

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/about-whatsapps-you-may-have-new-messages-even-when-it-is-not-connected-to-internet/29051
**Category:** Questions
**Created:** 2025-07-12T16:21:07Z
**Posts:** 3

## Post 1 by @fgh — 2025-07-12T16:21:07Z

I have a samsung tablet with stock android that I will install lineage OS later on. Until then, I set a general firewall block for all but privacy respecting apps (I realised I forgot to do that for google play store, that may be the culprit) but I still got a notification from WhatsApp saying “you may have new messages” at the exact time I got a message, this happened thrice back to back. I was using a public wifi with VPN, I did the same in mobile (heavily debloated except having whatsapp) while checking a different country. Altough I did not get the notification after blocking google play store from accessing internet too, was this just a coincidence and I am being a paranoid? I am trying to get people on Signal to uninstall WhatsApp but it’s quite hard to do so.

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## Post 2 by @anon63378630 — 2025-07-12T16:27:51Z

Play Services is still processing push notifications?

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## Post 3 by @fgh — 2025-07-12T16:49:23Z

I guess that would be it.