app notification

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An app notification is an alert from a mobile application, typically appearing as a banner, badge, or sound on your device.

Apps use notifications to signal new messages, updates, reminders, or activity: I keep getting app notifications from games I never play.

Managing notification settings—deciding which apps can interrupt you and how—has become a minor but persistent task of digital life.

Related
  • pushForce something away
  • alertWarning or watchfulness
  • badgeWorn symbol of membership
  • pingBrief metallic tone
  • buzzContinuous low drone

vibrate · banner · popup · reminder · ding · chime · swipe · dismiss · clear all · lock screen · unread · red dot · sound · silent · mute · snooze · tap · urgent

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Opposites
communication initiation

app notificationinformation seeking

Gathering facts or knowledge

attention demand

app notificationdo not disturb

Request for solitude

silence · silent mode · quiet mode · focus mode

digital vs. analog communication

app notificationphone call

Remote voice conversation

word of mouth · telegram · carrier pigeon · smoke signal

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G