Posted by Kim on May 10, 2016, 11:27am
Do you obsessively check the RPR all day, hoping you haven't missed any RP posts?
Do you find yourself hitting refresh on forums a hundred times a day, or leaving the forum chat open for hours so you'll know right away the next time your favorite RP partner is ready to continue?Yeah, me too. But now you can get instantly notified on your smartphone or desktop about a new message even if RPR isn't open, with the advent of Push Notifications!
Right now, only Android phones or desktop computers using Chrome or Firefox support standard push notifications from websites, but we'll work to expand onto iPhones and other Apple devices as soon as they catch up.
This is relatively new tech and can be a bit finicky to get working, but it's well worth it! If you've been having trouble, we've prepared a simple troubleshooting guide for you: http://www.rprepository.com/help/push-notifications
Please share this link with friends who mention having difficulty getting push notifications working for them -- it might speed up your RPs!
Note: This feature was announced 10 days ago as part of our Epic Week victory, but those who weren't participating in our site-wide plot often missed it. And some of you knew about it but still had some trouble getting it working, so I thought it was worth a dedicated post with a closer look.
Comments
House-of-Sin
May 20, 2016
3:53am
@Kim, Ahh! Alright! I eagerly look forward to that then. Luckily I'm at my desktop for a good amount of time so It's not a hit or miss for me.
Thanks! ^^
Thanks! ^^
iPhone/Apple does not support WC3 standardized push notifications at this time. We will add iPhone support on our end as soon as they do. 
House-of-Sin
May 19, 2016
5:48am
This is handy! Though I have a slight issue and I'm unsure where to report it.. but whenever I try to set this up on my phone, I keep getting the following:
"Unable to enable push notifications. Reason: Service workers aren't supported in this browser."
I've tried with both Safari and Chrome. Using and iPhone 5 as well. I may have missed something in the set-up.. To be honest, I skimmed through most of it but got the general idea pretty quick. Luckily got it working on my desktop! (At least I hope I did. Haha ;
"Unable to enable push notifications. Reason: Service workers aren't supported in this browser."
I've tried with both Safari and Chrome. Using and iPhone 5 as well. I may have missed something in the set-up.. To be honest, I skimmed through most of it but got the general idea pretty quick. Luckily got it working on my desktop! (At least I hope I did. Haha ;
@Kim oh, that sucks. I don't wanna accept the new rules for using Chrome. Guess I can live with just having to log on sometimes a little too often, haha. But thanks.
@Violence - To my knowledge, the only browser this will work with on your phone is Chrome. You don't have to continue using Chrome after set up, but you do have to use it for the initial registration.
It's anamazing idea!
It just REALLY bugs me that I can't do this on my phone. Something with the browser, it claims, and my Chrome-app isn't in a state where I can use it
really just sucks! QAQ
It just REALLY bugs me that I can't do this on my phone. Something with the browser, it claims, and my Chrome-app isn't in a state where I can use it
really just sucks! QAQ
Now the only reason that I need to press the refresh button is when my browser actually messes up something! No really, this is incredible, and you are the mightiest of gods for making it happen, Kim. 
Yay! Glad something like this exists
This is literally the best thing since sliced bread.
Unfortunately, I don't know when Apple will decide to support WC3 standard web-based push notifications, but I look forward to the day they do!
This is amazing! I look forward to when this will get expanded to iPhones. I am terrible at keeping up with my RPs so this was an amazing thing for you to do Kim!!
Imtoorandom
May 10, 2016
5:30pm
Do you have any idea when it will come out on IOS? Or if ever?
Love them, just enabled it and its very helpful! especially with all the rps i have going on in my pms.
I'm absolutely loving this feature myself. Since I've been using my phone as a primary source of staying connected recently, it's super convenient to know what's going on with everything. ; v ; Thank you so much for making this a feature.
:'D
I am already addicted to this feature 
ADORE IT.
ADORE IT.
It is a nice feature for those of us who wait around for a new posting to read and respond to!
KhajiitHasWares
May 10, 2016
11:50am
I'm kinda glad I don't have a phone or I'd never stop looking for messages lol
Just stating that I REALLY LOVE THIS FEATURE. IT IS SO HANDY!!
Kim
May 20, 2016
8:21am