[CDB] Browser Push Notifications

[MattF]

I see. Maybe after trying it on a test board... Hey, has anyone installed this extension on an active board?

https://area51.phpbb.com is using the integrated into the core version of this extension.

[warmweer]

Hey, has anyone installed this extension on an active board?

Using it on my online board since 2 days ago: no errors noticed up to now

[halil16]

Isn't it very annoying not to receive notifications when the browser or app is not open? Isn't the whole magic lost?

[warmweer]

Isn't it very annoying not to receive notifications when the browser or app is not open? Isn't the whole magic lost?

This doesn't seem related to the extension IMHO. When my phone is switched off (most of the time anyway), I don't receive any notice about a call, and funny enough when my mail isn't open, I'm not informed that I've received a mail.

Yeah, I know ... it's scandalous, probably blasphemous even but I've survived up to now.

[rxu]

That depends on whether one or another service (i.e. browser app) is running in the backgroung with the operation system. Extension has nothing to do with it.

[danieltj]

Isn't it very annoying not to receive notifications when the browser or app is not open? Isn't the whole magic lost?

This extension is using browser notifications which is explicitly different to operating system level notifications. If your browser app is not running, you won't get any notifications. If you're expecting a notification on a system level like in the iOS notification centre, this extension won't be able to do that natively as it's the browser application that does the heavy lifting to feed the notification through your device.

[halil16]

OK, on ​​Android I get notifications when I allow Chrome to use data in the background. It's probably the same on the desktop (I usually close everything because I don't like too many things running in the background, so I won't try it in deskop, it's usually on anyway). But I haven't tried it on iOS yet. I may try it soon, but logically it should work, right? Apple allows notifications in web apps (This is what I meant when I said app.).

In the quick notification panel in my extension I only want to show a div if webpush is not active. It will disappear when it is enable. Is there a php template for this? Or should I show it with css and hide it, if possible. There is a separate notification window from the view on the desktop.

[MattF]

Safari will push notifications even when it's not running. It's all very browser and device specific.

Use the Apple Push Notifications Service to send notifications to your website users, right on their Mac desktop — even when Safari isn’t running. Safari Push Notifications work just like push notifications for apps. They display your website icon and notification text, which users can click to go right to your website.

[takufner]

I tested this extension on a mac (Chrome, Firefox and Safari) and on Android (Chrome) and it works good.

But, on iOS (Chrome and Safari), when I click the subscribe toggle or the enable button in UCP, nothing happens. Not even an error message.

Does someone tested it against iOS and could enable notifications? Is there some configuration on iOS that could be hindering the correct behavior? I am running iOS 17.5.1 and Chrome 126.0.6478.153.

Kind regards,

[halil16]

But, on iOS (Chrome and Safari), when I click the subscribe toggle or the enable button in UCP, nothing happens. Not even an error message.

I couldn't test it in person as I don't have access to an iPhone at the moment. But when I asked a user to test it, I got the answer that clicking the subscribe button did not work in web application (PWA). It should have worked.

[MattF]

I tested this extension on a mac (Chrome, Firefox and Safari) and on Android (Chrome) and it works good.

But, on iOS (Chrome and Safari), when I click the subscribe toggle or the enable button in UCP, nothing happens. Not even an error message.

Does someone tested it against iOS and could enable notifications? Is there some configuration on iOS that could be hindering the correct behavior? I am running iOS 17.5.1 and Chrome 126.0.6478.153.

Kind regards,

That's because it is disabled. Clicking a disabled button will always do nothing because it's, well, disabled.

It's disabled because Safari on iOS does not support Push Notifications. Unless you convert the web page into a progressive web application and jump through a few other hoops.

You gotta go into the Safari Settings > Advanced > Feature Flags and enable Notifications.

Then you gotta go to the site, and Add it to your Home Screen via the Share button.

From that point on you need to access the site from its new App icon on your home screen.

And yes, that also means the site you want to receive push notifications from will have to exist on your phone as a web app, whether you like it or not. Until some version of iOS finally makes safari support push notifications in a normal way.

[SpIdErPiGgY]

Still can't click or Enable in the notification dropdown..

Firefox Beta app


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There's only 3 conditions under which the button would wouldn't work:

1. You're browser has already blocked/denied the site from allowing any notifications (you'll get an alert for this)
2. You're device/browser does not support push notifications (subscribe buttons would be totally disabled)
3. The site is not HTTPS or a localhost (you won't be able to set up push notifications from the ACP)

Based on your photo, the button is not disabled (it'd be more grayed out) which means either your site is denied already, or uyou have some other javascript problems so you should look at your browser's dev tools console if possible.

I found the problem. It's thix ext: viewtopic.php?t=2436091
Do you have a fix for this please?

[rxu]

Do you have a fix for this please?

Could you describe the exact problem to fix?

[SpIdErPiGgY]

Do you have a fix for this please?

Could you describe the exact problem to fix?

viewtopic.php?p=16017520#p16017520

[rxu]

Why do you think it's caused by the Sticky Bar extension?