Respond from a notification

On your phone, a Latte notification is more than an alert — you can reply to a message, mark it read, or accept an invite straight from the notification, without ever opening the app.

🖥 Web
📱 Mobile

The web and desktop app don't show interactive system notifications, so you respond by opening the item directly:

Click the unread badge on the navigation or your chat list to jump into the conversation, then reply there — see Send messages.
To answer a friend request, open your friends panel and use Accept or Refuse — see Manage friend requests.
To answer a group invite, open it from your groups list and choose Accept or Refuse — see Join public groups.

Before you start

Notifications must be turned on — see Push notifications.

Reply to a chat message

Expand the notification for a new chat message (pull it down or long-press it). It shows the recent conversation with two actions: Mark as read and Reply.
Screenshot coming soon
An expanded chat-message notification in the shade showing the Mark as read and Reply actions
Capture spec (for maintainers)
```
{
  "id": "mobile.notifications.respond-from-notifications.chat-actions",
  "platform": "mobile",
  "route": "/chats",
  "actions": [
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Reply"
      }
    },
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Mark as read"
      }
    }
  ]
}
```
Tap Reply, then type in the Send a message... field — or pick a suggested reply, Ok or Thanks — and send. Your message posts straight to the conversation, and the notification updates to include it.
Tap Mark as read to clear the unread count without opening Latte.

Answer a friend request or group invite

Expand the notification. A friend request and a group invite each offer Accept and Refuse.

Screenshot coming soon

An expanded friend-request notification showing the Accept and Refuse actions

Capture spec (for maintainers)

{
  "id": "mobile.notifications.respond-from-notifications.request-actions",
  "platform": "mobile",
  "route": "/today",
  "actions": [
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Accept"
      }
    },
    {
      "assertVisible": {
        "text": "Refuse"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Tap Accept to become friends or join the group, or Refuse to decline. Latte handles it in the background — no need to open the app.

tip

Tapping the body of a notification (rather than an action button) opens Latte on the matching screen — the conversation, your friend requests, or the group.

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