Push notifications

Latte keeps you in the loop about new chat messages, friend requests, and group invites. How you're alerted depends on the device you're using — live in-app updates on the web, and true push notifications on your phone.

🖥 Web
📱 Mobile

There's nothing to switch on. While Latte is open in your browser, new chat messages, friend requests, and group invites arrive live, and anything unread shows a count badge on the navigation and your chat list.
Screenshot coming soon
The web navigation and chat list showing an unread-message count badge
Capture spec (for maintainers)
```
{
  "id": "web.notifications.push-notifications.unread-badge",
  "platform": "web",
  "route": "/",
  "actions": [
    {
      "pom": {
        "page": "ChatPage",
        "call": "openChatList"
      }
    }
  ],
  "clip": {
    "testId": "chat-list",
    "pad": 16
  }
}
```
The web app doesn't send system (operating-system) push notifications — those alerts only reach you while the tab is open. To be notified when Latte is closed or you're away from your computer, install the Latte mobile app and follow the Mobile steps.

On the Latte desktop app

The desktop app behaves exactly like the web app here: live in-app updates and unread badges, but no separate operating-system push. For alerts on the go, use the mobile app.

Before you start

You need to be signed in on the Latte mobile app.

Screenshot coming soon

The system prompt asking whether Latte can send notifications, with the Allow button

Capture spec (for maintainers)

{
  "id": "mobile.notifications.push-notifications.permission-prompt",
  "platform": "mobile",
  "route": "/today",
  "actions": [
    {
      "launchApp": {
        "clearState": true
      }
    },
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Allow"
      }
    }
  ]
}

That's the whole setup. Latte registers your device and starts delivering push notifications for new chat messages, friend requests, and group invites — even when the app is closed or your phone is locked.
On Android, if your phone is restricting Latte in the background, a Restrictions detected notice appears. Tap it to open your battery-optimization settings and let Latte run in the background, so notifications arrive on time.

Good to know

Prefer fewer alerts? You can tune what you receive in Notification preferences. And you can act on a notification without opening Latte — see Respond from a notification.

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