Good notifications feel like a tap on the shoulder, not a fire alarm. Arwy lets you tune them precisely so you only hear about what you care about. Here's the full picture.
Tip: turn off the notification types that don't matter to you, and keep the ones that do (like matches and messages). A quieter app is a more enjoyable one.
The notifications screen
Tap the bell icon (top-right of your home screen) to open your notifications, newest first. There's an unread badge on the bell so you know when something's waiting. Tap any notification to jump straight to what it's about — the book, the profile, the chat.
The types you'll see
- Match — you've matched with a reader, or someone sent/accepted a match request.
- Comment & reply — someone commented on your book, or replied to your comment.
- Follow — a new follower.
- Like — someone liked your book.
- Rating — your book got a new rating.
- Library follow — someone followed one of your libraries.
- Message — a new chat message.
Each tells you who and links you straight to the source.
Controlling push notifications
Don't want every type buzzing your phone? Head to Settings and you can toggle push notifications per type — keep matches and messages on, turn likes off, whatever suits you. Your in-app notifications list still records everything; the toggles just control what pushes to your phone.
The permission banner
If you ever see an orange "Notifications are off" banner at the top of the app, it means your phone hasn't granted Arwy permission to send them — tap it to enable. (On newer Android versions, this permission is required for any notification to appear.) Arwy asks for it after you log in, so it never gets in the way of getting started.
Muting messages
Notifications and messages overlap a little: you can mute message notifications globally or per-conversation from the chat side. (See the Messages guide.)
Next, and last in the series: Settings & your subscription — the control room of the whole app.
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