# \#push-notifications **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/push-notifications/177.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Discourse is sending me email app notifications instead of normal notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-sending-me-email-app-notifications-instead-of-normal-notifications/409952)
**Author:** [@kairo162](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kairo162)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-is-sending-me-email-app-notifications-instead-of-normal-notifications/409952 "2026-08-17T05:50:21Z")
I don’t understand. I’ve been active on the forum a lot. My notification settings are enabled. See images below. --- ## [Push notification subscription in iOS PWA silently failing because of SW not controlling the app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notification-subscription-in-ios-pwa-silently-failing-because-of-sw-not-controlling-the-app/402645)
**Author:** [@klappradla](https://meta.discourse.org/u/klappradla)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notification-subscription-in-ios-pwa-silently-failing-because-of-sw-not-controlling-the-app/402645 "2026-05-12T09:29:09Z")
Hi :waving\_hand: We ran into a weird behavior (or probably a bug…) with setting up push notifications in the iOS PWA. The UI acts as if the push notification subscription was set up, while in the background nothing happ… --- ## [Don't remove all push subscriptions on logoff](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-remove-all-push-subscriptions-on-logoff/134038)
**Author:** [@MojoK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MojoK)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dont-remove-all-push-subscriptions-on-logoff/134038 "2026-04-15T20:04:24Z")
Also it seems like when a user logouts, all push subscriptions are deleted. So if a user is logged in on multiple devices (phone, browser, tablet) and logouts from one device/session, it prevents other devices from gett… --- ## [iOS/Android Push Notifications on Self-Hosted Discourse (Docker)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-android-push-notifications-on-self-hosted-discourse-docker/394149)
**Author:** [@zefoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zefoo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-android-push-notifications-on-self-hosted-discourse-docker/394149 "2026-04-14T19:25:54Z")
I have spent 6+ hours reading messages from 2018+ in Discourse Meta, talking with the Discourse AI Bot, using multiple models to do deep research, and testing. I’m looking to confirm my understanding. Thank you for your … --- ## [Push Notifications for Self-Hosted on Discourse Hub?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-self-hosted-on-discourse-hub/385243)
**Author:** [@MapleSyrupJedi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MapleSyrupJedi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-self-hosted-on-discourse-hub/385243 "2026-03-18T18:37:29Z")
Are there any working solutions to getting push notifications via self hosting on the Discourse Hub app? The only plugins I can find are broken, and I haven’t see any info on it in quite a few years. --- ## [Not getting iOS PWA push notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-ios-pwa-push-notifications/274806)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2025, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-ios-pwa-push-notifications/274806 "2025-11-30T08:20:54Z")
Push notifications on the PWA app for me have been broken for a long time now. When I first enabled them on 16.1, it worked, but shortly after the 16.2 RC (from what i remember correctly, could have been sooner), they s… --- ## [Enabling push notifications does not actually subscribe in some cases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-push-notifications-does-not-actually-subscribe-in-some-cases/381043)
**Author:** [@justinm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justinm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-push-notifications-does-not-actually-subscribe-in-some-cases/381043 "2025-09-15T01:59:39Z")
During initial onboarding, I’ve observed that iOS users will install the forums as a PWA and then receive the notification consent banner when they first open the PWA. If they click “enable notifications” in this cons… --- ## [Request: Replacing/supplementing email with push notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-replacing-supplementing-email-with-push-notifications/378927)
**Author:** [@justinm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/justinm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-replacing-supplementing-email-with-push-notifications/378927 "2025-08-21T19:01:40Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve been working on trying to start my own Discourse community for a local sports league, and I’m facing a great deal of trouble with trying to get people to check the forums and use them. I’m finding th… --- ## [iOS 16 web push notifications in 2023](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-16-web-push-notifications-in-2023/229240)
**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ios-16-web-push-notifications-in-2023/229240 "2025-08-14T05:53:41Z")
For those of us who have been waiting, primarily so our Discourse instances work better on iOS, it seems the day is near, as Apple officially announced today support for web push notifications in iOS 16, coming in 2023. … --- ## [Push notifications PWA or iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-pwa-or-ios/371129)
**Author:** [@ryan\_olsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ryan_olsen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-pwa-or-ios/371129 "2025-07-14T00:09:37Z")
is this a feature in discourse now? push taksbar notifications seem to work on microsoft edge but not on android. is there any integration with onesignal or similar for true push notifications on ios android etc for PWA? … --- ## [Set default push notification for the General chat group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-push-notification-for-the-general-chat-group/371877)
**Author:** [@GeoffSchultz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GeoffSchultz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-default-push-notification-for-the-general-chat-group/371877 "2025-06-26T19:17:06Z")
Last year I created a discourse forum at knysnayachtowners.org and it was welcomed by some, but many users continued to use the WhatsApp group that has been around for years. I can understand that, as they get immediate … --- ## [Send mail and push notifications using ajax method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-mail-and-push-notifications-using-ajax-method/293890)
**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/send-mail-and-push-notifications-using-ajax-method/293890 "2025-04-23T08:51:11Z")
Hi!, I’m developing a plugin in which it has a button which can hide and unhide post/topic,now what I want to know is that is there any ajax method using JavaScript to send email and push notifications to all the users/… --- ## [Rich preview for Push Notification on iOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-preview-for-push-notification-on-ios/361418)
**Author:** [@Ralf\_Stockmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ralf_Stockmann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rich-preview-for-push-notification-on-ios/361418 "2025-04-11T13:55:53Z")
I’m confused. Here on discourse.meta, I’m receiving push notifications on iOS that already show a preview on the lock screen, meaning the title and the first line of the text. On my two own Discourse servers, it’s the s… --- ## [Creating a Whitelabel Discourse Hub App with Working Notifications for Internally Hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-whitelabel-discourse-hub-app-with-working-notifications-for-internally-hosted-discourse/274782)
**Author:** [@dipendra\_sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dipendra_sharma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-whitelabel-discourse-hub-app-with-working-notifications-for-internally-hosted-discourse/274782 "2023-08-11T09:52:47Z")
Hello community, I’ve recently embarked on a project to create a mobile application specifically tailored for our internally hosted Discourse forum. To do this, I forked the Discourse open-source mobile app with the aim… --- ## [How to Implement Push Notifications for Our White-Label App (Rebranded)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-push-notifications-for-our-white-label-app-rebranded/339280)
**Author:** [@Mohsin136](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mohsin136)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-implement-push-notifications-for-our-white-label-app-rebranded/339280 "2024-11-29T16:17:30Z")
We have customized the Discourse mobile app to function primarily as a webview that loads the URL of our community, with all interactions managed within the webview. Since there are no redirected authentication screens i… --- ## [Improving the mobile experience for my users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-mobile-experience-for-my-users/263977)
**Author:** [@Duane\_Whitcomb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Duane_Whitcomb)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improving-the-mobile-experience-for-my-users/263977 "2023-12-15T07:20:46Z")
I have a self-hosted forum for my small, but growing community, on Discourse. I work with a wonderful developer who helped me customize and integrate with my education site. But… Most of my users use my forum on their p… --- ## [I don't receive push notifications from my forum and some users don't receive digests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-receive-push-notifications-from-my-forum-and-some-users-dont-receive-digests/269894)
**Author:** [@ValGun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ValGun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-dont-receive-push-notifications-from-my-forum-and-some-users-dont-receive-digests/269894 "2023-06-28T13:23:31Z")
Do not receive any push notifications from my instance… :frowning: And some e-mail addresses do not receive digest. Can’t find where digest settings are located. --- ## [Web Push notifications on iOS don't route user to any URL on click](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-push-notifications-on-ios-dont-route-user-to-any-url-on-click/255975)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-push-notifications-on-ios-dont-route-user-to-any-url-on-click/255975 "2023-05-16T00:31:24Z")
When you receive a push notification on the iOS PWA it will correctly open the correct PWA for you. However, if it’s open already, it won’t route you to the correct target URL of the notification, like for example the p… --- ## [How I made a powered-by Discourse app using Kodular](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-made-a-powered-by-discourse-app-using-kodular/238382)
**Author:** [@Alexander](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alexander)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-i-made-a-powered-by-discourse-app-using-kodular/238382 "2023-04-23T13:44:01Z")
Recently, together with a friend, we have launched “Rincón Estudiantil Uruguay :uruguay:”, an online Community for all high school and university students (and volunteer teachers) in the country, thus providing an i… --- ## [Discourse offers to enable live notifications on macOS Safari 16, but they don't work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offers-to-enable-live-notifications-on-macos-safari-16-but-they-dont-work/249987)
**Author:** [@dfabulich](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dfabulich)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-offers-to-enable-live-notifications-on-macos-safari-16-but-they-dont-work/249987 "2023-02-15T23:01:22Z")
Safari 16 on macOS Ventura 13 supports standard Web Push notifications. On the current latest version of macOS Ventura 13.1, on the current latest version of Safari 16.2, navigate to meta.discourse.org and sign in. You’… --- ## [Icon HTML closing tags in push notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-html-closing-tags-in-push-notification/249607)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icon-html-closing-tags-in-push-notification/249607 "2023-01-24T04:41:18Z")
Hello, The new hashtag icon HTML closing tags \\ are appears in the push notifications. Android 10 Chrome 108.0.5359.128 MacOS 12.6.1 Chrome 108.0.5359.124 On the images the Test site is the hashta… --- ## [Unable to keep desktop push notifications enabled - dup2](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-keep-desktop-push-notifications-enabled-dup2/238527)
**Author:** [@Watson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Watson)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-keep-desktop-push-notifications-enabled-dup2/238527 "2023-01-10T17:42:04Z")
Hey folks, I am finding that the push notifications package for desktop is bugged. I have having the exact same issue shown in this video from this older post: Per @Falco: I am reporting this bug. Anyone able to hel… --- ## [Notifications for new topics (of any category)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-for-new-topics-of-any-category/233213)
**Author:** [@twothreenine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twothreenine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/notifications-for-new-topics-of-any-category/233213 "2022-07-18T19:37:48Z")
I’d like an option to get a notification for every new topic that is created. Depending on what my notification settings are, this could be an email and/or desktop notification and/or push notification. I guess this cou… --- ## [Enable Push Notification generates error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009)
**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-push-notification-generates-error/192009 "2021-05-29T13:18:11Z")
Hello, On the latest 06e1af2b1d Repro: Go to Notifications Enable Notifications (The success notification not arrive) Check console By the way the notifications seems to also works after this. Error in console: … --- ## [Automatically renew the push notifications subscription](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-renew-the-push-notifications-subscription/125179)
**Author:** [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatically-renew-the-push-notifications-subscription/125179 "2021-02-08T19:13:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Android push notifications stop working: Looks like Chrome will finally implement the pushsubscriptionchange event which is already supported by all other browsers who implement the modern… --- ## [Push Notifications for Desktop Plugin: Checkbox does not persist](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-desktop-plugin-checkbox-does-not-persist/163625)
**Author:** [@michaeld1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/michaeld1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-notifications-for-desktop-plugin-checkbox-does-not-persist/163625 "2020-09-22T14:23:44Z")
Hi @robbiet480 was your problem ever solved ? I am also experiencing that the desktop notification toggle not persisting between refreshes, hence, no notifications