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title: "Notifications"
description: "Get a push when new mail arrives — even with the app closed — and keep an in-app list of what needs your attention."
---

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# Notifications

Doota can alert you two ways: a **push notification** on your device, and an
**in-app list** behind the bell. Both are optional.

## Push notifications

Open **Account → Notifications** and turn on **Push notifications**. Your browser
asks permission once; allow it and you'll get a push when new mail arrives, *even
with the app closed*.

Push is **per device** — turn it on for each browser or phone you want alerts on.

> **On iPhone, install Doota first**
>
> Push on iPhone only works once Doota is added to your Home Screen (install it from
> the browser's share menu). If notifications say they're **not supported**, that's
> usually why. If they're **blocked**, flip them back on in your browser or system
> settings and reload.

## The bell

The **bell** in the top bar keeps a running list of things that need you, with a
badge for how many are unread. It gathers:

- **New mail** — a message arrived
- **Assigned to you** — a teammate handed you a conversation on a shared inbox
- **New note** / **You were mentioned** — activity on an internal note
- **Send failed** — a message you sent couldn't be delivered
- **Inbound routing detached** — a domain problem stopping mail (admins act on this)

Open the bell and hit **Mark all read** to clear the count. The **bell list** is
shared across your devices, so reading it on your laptop clears it on your phone
too — unlike **push**, which is per device (dismissing a push on your phone
doesn't touch your laptop).

> **Note**
>
> Notifications are all-or-nothing for now — there's no way to mute one kind (say,
> *Send failed*) while keeping the rest. Push is the on/off switch; the bell always
> collects everything.

Source: https://docs.doota.dev/guide/notifications/index.mdx