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How do I customize my notifications on Howbout?

You can manage your notification preferences in Settings, including event defaults, push notifications, and how often you hear from specific friends.

Notification types:

  • Morning summary — a rundown of your daily events at 08:00.
  • From the Howbout team — messages from the Howbout team to you.
  • Product announcements — new features and bug fixes.
  • Unseen updates from friends — get notified when there's a fresh batch of activity from friends you haven't seen yet.
  • Activity nudges — occasional reminders to update your friends.
  • Personalized updates — recommendations just for you.

To manage notifications:

  1. Head to your profile (👤)
  2. Select 'Settings'
  3. Within, 'Preferences' , select 'Push notifications'
  4. Then toggle on/off the notifications that you do/don’t want to receive
  5. Select 'Done'

To manage your friends’ activity notifications:

  1. Scroll down to ‘Friend activity’
  2. For each friend, select whether you want to receive notifications about their activity ‘Always’, ‘Sometimes’, or ‘Never’.
  3. Select 'Done'

If you’re looking to change your event reminder defaults:

  1. Head to your profile (👤)
  2. Select 'Settings'
  3. Select 'Default event settings'
  4. Adjust your preferred colour, reminders, and visibility
  5. Select 'Done'

If you’re stuck, reach out to support@howbout.app.