SMS notifications and ringtone stopped working on my Sony Xperia M4 Aqua On an Android Lollipop powered Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, no notifications are being shown for new SMS arrivals in the notification bar nor the ringtone that was set is being played.
Note: Applicable for any Android app which doesn't work in the way it should...    

Probably Show notifications (in app manager) for Messaging app might have been disabled. To enable it again just navigate to Settings>Apps>All apps>Messaging and enable Show notifications. If the problem still persists try ---  


Clear data and Clear cache on the same page.
Disable &amp; enable the app or Force stop &amp; restart the mobile.  


These are the basic steps to troubleshoot the apps which misbehave in any Android phone. If the problem still persists try trusted third-party apps like Textra SMS, GoPro SMS etc. as a temporary solution.   

P.S: Factory formatting the phone solves all the problems but resetting is recommended only when it is extremely necessary.