Notification Settings

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Overview

Sable provides comprehensive notification settings to help you stay informed without being overwhelmed. Control how and when you receive notifications for messages and events.

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Desktop Notifications

Desktop notifications appear as system alerts when you receive messages.

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Enabling Desktop Notifications

1. Navigate to Settings > Notifications > System
2. Click Enable if prompted to grant browser permission
3. Toggle Desktop Notifications on

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Notification Behavior

When desktop notifications are enabled:

• New message alerts appear as system notifications
• Clicking a notification jumps directly to the message location (not the inbox)
• Notifications respect your notification rules and keywords

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Push Notifications

Sable supports push notifications through your Matrix homeserver.

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Email Notifications

Receive notifications via email when messages arrive:

1. Navigate to Settings > Notifications > System
2. Find Email Notification
3. Toggle on to enable

Email notifications are sent using:

• Brand name: “Sable”
• Pusher type: m.email
• Display name: Your email address

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Sound Settings

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Notification Sounds

Control whether Sable plays a sound when new messages arrive:

1. Navigate to Settings > Notifications > System
2. Toggle Notification Sound on or off

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Notification Rules

Sable provides granular control over which messages trigger notifications.

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All Messages

Configure notifications for all messages in rooms:

• All messages in all rooms - Get notified for every message
• Room-specific settings - Customize per-room notification levels
• Mute specific rooms - Silence notifications from selected rooms

Access via Settings > Notifications > All Messages.

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Special Messages

Get notifications for specific types of messages:

• Direct messages - Private 1-on-1 conversations
• Mentions - When someone @mentions your username
• Replies - When someone replies to your messages
• Reactions - When someone reacts to your messages

Access via Settings > Notifications > Special Messages.

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Keyword Notifications

Set up custom keywords that trigger notifications:

1. Navigate to Settings > Notifications > Keyword Messages
2. Add keywords or phrases
3. Receive alerts when these words appear in any message

Keyword notification examples

Use cases for keyword notifications:

• Your name or nicknames
• Project names you’re working on
• Important topics or terms
• Team or group identifiers

Example keywords:

• “urgent”
• “meeting”
• Your real name
• Project codenames

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Notification Modes

Sable supports different notification modes to match your workflow:

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Do Not Disturb

Temporarily silence all notifications:

• Mutes both desktop and sound notifications
• Visual indicators still show unread messages
• Can be toggled quickly from settings

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Notification Priorities

Matrix supports notification priorities:

• Loud - Always notify with sound
• Default - Follow your notification settings
• Silent - Visual indicator only
• Off - No notifications

These can be set per-room from room settings.

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Privacy Considerations

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Encrypted Room Previews

Notifications for encrypted rooms:

• Show limited information for security
• May display “New message” instead of content
• Homeserver configuration dependent

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Notification Content

What’s included in notifications:

• Sender name
• Room name
• Message preview (for unencrypted rooms)
• Timestamp

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Troubleshooting

Desktop notifications not appearing

Check these settings:

1. Browser notification permission is granted
2. Desktop Notifications toggle is enabled in Sable
3. System Do Not Disturb mode is off
4. Browser is allowed to show notifications in system settings
5. Room notification level isn’t set to “Off”

Notification sounds not playing

Verify:

1. Notification Sound toggle is enabled
2. System volume is turned up
3. Browser has permission to play audio
4. No browser extensions are blocking audio

Email notifications not working

Common issues:

1. No email address attached to account - Add one in your homeserver settings
2. Email not verified - Check your inbox for verification email
3. Homeserver doesn’t support email notifications
4. Email pusher not properly configured

Try disabling and re-enabling email notifications to reset the pusher.

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Migration Notes

The Block Users feature has moved from Notifications to the Account section as of recent versions. Find it now under Settings > Account > Block Users.