What is Push? | Explanation & Uses

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Push notifications are alerts sent to devices through an application or operating system, distinct from regular web notifications. Users can decline push notifications without affecting the usual notifications displayed on web pages. The website's user interface will continue to show standard alerts even if push notifications are disabled. This distinction highlights the different levels at which notifications operate. Understanding this can help users manage their notification preferences effectively.
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Like it says, "What is 'Push?'"
 
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Bystander said:
Like it says, "What is 'Push?'"
Push Notifications are like alerts that come through to your phone or OS.
 
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Is it a correct inference that if I decline push notifications, the usual notifications will still appear on the web page, as that have previously done?

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diogenesNY said:
Is it a correct inference that if I decline push notifications, the usual notifications will still appear on the web page, as that have previously done?
Correct, the website UI alerts still continue. Push notifications are delivered at the application browser/OS level.
 
And so it did!

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