Some better explanation of Push Notifications

[symbolipoint]

I found through a search some brief commentary but not enough. Exactly how use and activate and deactivate Push Notifications for Physicsforums?

I see some wording at bottom of forum's front page:
Physics Forums would like your permission to enable push notifications.

 

[berkeman]

I checked my Profile and I have them enabled (not surprising since I'm a Mentor/Admin and need to get notifications about basically everything). The only place I see them showing up is when I start up my browser (Firefox), and see a parenthetical number next to the PhysicsForums icon. Here is a screenshot of that right now, but there is no parenthetical number after the PF icon since I've clicked in and looked at all the recent updates:

I think we'll need @Greg Bernhardt to clarify further.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Physics Forums would like your permission to enable push notifications.

Grant permissions and you'll get browser/desktop notifications of threads you're watching

 

[symbolipoint]

Grant permissions and you'll get browser/desktop notifications of threads you're watching

I usually open a browser, visit the PF site, sign-in to PF site, and then see if any alert notifications in the bell-icon.

I usually use incognito mode Google Chrome. If I would enable PF push notifications, where would I see the PF notifications, in case I am not signed in to Physicsforums?

 

[symbolipoint]

Grant permissions and you'll get browser/desktop notifications of threads you're watching

Maybe still is more about this which I do not understand. If enable Push Notifications, how does Physics forums know to put notifications into/onto computer desktop? physicsforums has no connection to computer desktop and none to browser; until I sign in to PF.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

If enable Push Notifications, how does Physics forums know to put notifications into/onto computer desktop? physicsforums has no connection to computer desktop and none to browser; until I sign in to PF.

You may need to remain signed in

 

[symbolipoint]

You may need to remain signed in

That will be good enough for practical purposes. I would continue onward just signing in when I am interested, and then sign out upon done with the session.

What about if on mobile?

 

[symbolipoint]

Continuing to try to look into this, I find pathway USER > account > settings > preferences,... down at the bottom or near bottom is "push notifications" and a button for "enable push notifications", and then some description, saying "Enabling push notifications requires a supported device. Enabling push notifications will enable them for this device only. If you log out of this device, you will need to re-enable push notifications."

 

[symbolipoint]

Later I went back to the link on main page of physicsforums, clicked on it for enabling Push Notifications. Nothing seems to happen. Nothing changed. I take then that the desktop computer or the browser(?) is or are not supported.