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Web Push API support
Requirements
- [X] Is this a feature request? For questions or discussions use https://lemmy.ml/c/lemmy_support
- [X] Did you check to see if this issue already exists?
- [X] Is this only a feature request? Do not put multiple feature requests in one issue.
- [X] Is this a backend issue? Use the lemmy-ui repo for UI / frontend issues.
Is your proposal related to a problem?
Users would like notifications for replies, mentions and DMs:
- without having the website foregrounded, and
- without installing a 3rd party native app.
Describe the solution you'd like.
Implement Web Push API
Describe alternatives you've considered.
No alternatives to the Push API exist.
Additional context
- iOS recently added support for Web Push API. Android has had support for a while. https://caniuse.com/?search=web%20push
- Mastodon supports web push natively, might be a good place to start!