Overview
You can be informed about news in the app via push notifications or activities.
- Push notifications are sent directly to your smartphone or desktop. To set them up, see How can I adjust push notifications on my smartphone and PC?
- Activities are in the app: click the bell at the top right of the news overview.
You receive push notifications and activities for the following actions.
Posts
Post created by you
If someone creates a post on your behalf, you receive the same activities and push notifications as listed here.
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| When someone reacts to your post | - | John Doe liked your post in samplegroup. |
| When someone comments on your post | Comment on "Title" John Doe: "Comment" | John Doe commented on your post in samplegroup: "Content" |
| If someone has edited your post | - | John Doe edited your post in samplegroup. |
| If someone deleted your post | - | John Doe deleted your post in samplegroup. |
Post created by someone else
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| When someone creates a post | Post @samplechannel: "Title" Not sent if the author turned push notifications off for this post. |
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| When someone mentions you in a post | Yes, unless the author turned push notifications off for this post. | Yes, always. |
Channel admins can publish a post without a push notification. See How do I post without sending a push notification?
React or comment on someone else's post to receive push notifications or activities about further comments.
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| If someone also comments on a post | Comment on "Title" John Doe: "Comment" | John Doe also commented on a post in samplegroup: "Content" |
| When someone comments on a post that you have reacted to | - | John Doe commented on a post you reacted to: "Content" |
| When someone mentions you in a comment | Mention from John Doe "Comment" | John Doe mentioned you in a comment "Comment" |
Chat messages
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| When someone writes you a message in a one-on-one chat | John Doe "Message" | - |
| When someone writes in a group chat | John Doe @samplegroupchat "Message" | - |
| When someone mentions you in a message | Mention from John Doe "Message" | John Doe mentioned you in a chat: "Message" |
Tasks
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Someone has assigned you a task | Task from John Doe "Task title" | John Doe assigned you a task: "Task title" |
| Someone has edited your task | Task from John Doe has been edited "Task title" | John Doe edited a task: "Task title" |
| Someone has deleted your task | One of your tasks has been deleted | John Doe deleted a task: "Task title" |
| Someone has removed you from a task | One of your tasks has been deleted | John Doe removed you from a task: "Task title" |
| Someone has done the task you created | - | John Doe completed a task: "Task title" |
| When tasks are due during the day | Your tasks for today Look at what to do |
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| When a task is due in two hours | Due task "Task title" | - |
| When a task has been commented | Comment to the task John Doe: "Content of comment" |
John Doe commented a task: "Content of comment" |
Calendar
| Trigger | Push notifications | Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Someone has invited you to an event | Invite from John Doe "Title of the event" |
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| Someone has invited you to an event again because of changes | Event edited. Please respond. "Title of the event" |
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| Someone has set you an event | Event from John Doe "Title of the event" |
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| Someone edited your event | Appointment has been edited "Title of the event" |
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| Someone has deleted your event | Event cancelled "Title of the event" |
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| When an event starts tomorrow | Event: "Title of the event" Tomorrow: 14:00 |
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| When an event starts | Event: "Title of the event" 14:00 |
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| When an all-day event takes place tomorrow (sent at 8:00) | Event: "Title of the event" Tomorrow |
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| When an all-day event takes place today (sent at 8:00) | Event: "Title of the event" Now |
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There is no reminder shortly before an event, for example 5 or 15 minutes ahead, and the reminder times cannot be changed. You receive reminders unless you have declined the event.