Turn on notifications

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Turn on Idle notifications

1. Open the iPhone Settings app.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Scroll down and tap Idle.
4. Turn on Allow Notifications.
5. Choose where alerts can appear, such as Lock Screen, Notification Center, and Banners.
6. Turn on Sounds or Badges if you want them.

Check Idle notification settings

1. Open Idle and go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Review System alerts. If it says Not set, tap Allow.
3. Review the notification categories you want, such as messages, connection activity, meet reminders, host updates, group activity, Pulse activity, Forum replies, and nearby meets.
4. Use Send test notification to send an alert from this iPhone.

Review both Idle’s notification settings and iPhone Settings. Alerts need to be allowed in both places.

Review group notification preferences

1. Open a group you have joined.
2. Tap Notifications or Muted near the top.
3. Turn Group alerts on or off, or adjust Meets, Chat, Mentions, and Group activity separately.
4. Each change saves as you make it. Check any error shown before closing the panel.
5. Confirm Idle notifications and iPhone notifications are still allowed if you expect push alerts.

After signing out or switching accounts

After switching accounts, open Idle and review notification settings for the account you are using. Check the Push registration controls below if alerts appear tied to your previous account.

Sync this iPhone

1. Open Idle and go to Settings > Notifications.
2. Scroll to Push registration.
3. Use Allow and register if alerts have not been set up.
4. If alerts are already allowed, tap Sync this iPhone. If Open Settings appears, use it to review Idle notification access in iPhone Settings.
5. Follow any permission prompt or retry message that appears.

Follow the button or message shown for your iPhone. The wording may change after registration.

Send test notification sends an alert from this iPhone. If it appears but account alerts are missing, check Push registration, your notification categories and Focus settings.

Check Focus modes

Focus can silence notifications even when Idle notifications are turned on.

1. Open iPhone Settings.
2. Tap Focus.
3. Open the Focus mode you use, such as Do Not Disturb, Driving, or Sleep.
4. Check whether Idle is allowed to send notifications during that Focus.

If notifications are delayed

• Review permissions promptIdle may suggest reviewing permissions when location or notifications are off. You can choose whether to enable them.
• Group preferencesA group can have its own alert preferences. Check the group before assuming all Idle notifications are broken.
• Forum reply alertsCheck the Forum replies setting if direct Thread or Reply alerts are missing.
• Scheduled SummaryiPhone can hold some notifications for a later summary instead of showing them right away.
• Low connectionWeak Wi-Fi or cellular service can delay alerts.
• Old app versionCheck the Updates page for the current public release, update Idle from the App Store, then compare it with Idle > Settings > About Idle.
• Recently changed settingsClose Idle fully, reopen it, and give notifications a moment to update.
• Alerts appear tied to an older accountSign into the account you want to use, open Idle Settings > Notifications, and review the Push registration controls under Sync this iPhone. Tap Sync this iPhone if alerts are already allowed, or follow Allow and register or Open Settings if either appears.