Cannot get message notifications from Google Messages (android).

Hello all,

A little while ago I completely stopped getting text message notifications from Googles Messages app. Of I switch to a different default text app (handcent, Facebook messages, signal, default LG app) it works just fine. It's only Google Messages that doesn't work.

Normally I would just rate the app low and move to another app, but messages seems to be the only one that can do most of the features I work correctly. Others either won't send pictures in high res, don't let me access my media correctly, cannot send gif messages, and other problems. I don't know if they are phone specific issues (LG G8), or app specific. I contacted Google and tried their fixes but none worked. They also blame the watch even though other apps work just fine. I went through Garmin's fixes and they didn't work either.

I'm guessing it's an App problem, but I figured I'd ask here and see if others have had this issue and see if there were any fixes.

Thanks all