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Notifications

Flaresat can send you push notifications when there's activity in your groups — new messages, new pins, teammates joining.

Mobile notifications (iOS & Android)​

On first launch, Flaresat asks for permission to send notifications. Tap Allow.

If you previously denied permission:

  • iOS: Settings → Flaresat → Notifications → Allow Notifications
  • Android: Settings → Apps → Flaresat → Notifications → Enable

Notifications are sent for:

  • New chat messages in your groups
  • New map items added to your groups
  • A teammate joining one of your groups

Web / PWA notifications​

Browser push notifications are opt-in:

  1. Open your Profile
  2. Toggle Enable push notifications
  3. Your browser will prompt for permission — click Allow
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For web push to work consistently, install Flaresat as a PWA (see Download & Install). Browser push notifications can be unreliable in a regular browser tab, but work well as a PWA.

To disable web push:

  • Toggle it off in your Profile, or
  • Go to your browser's site settings and revoke notification permission for Flaresat

Notification preferences​

Currently, notifications are group-wide — you receive notifications for all activity in all your groups. Per-group or per-type notification filtering is planned for a future update.

If notifications stop arriving​

  1. Check that notification permission is still granted (it can be revoked in device settings)
  2. Make sure the app has been opened recently — devices sometimes unregister push tokens if an app isn't used for a long time
  3. On iOS, ensure Background App Refresh is enabled for Flaresat
  4. On Android, ensure Flaresat isn't restricted by battery optimization settings