Notifications

Decide how and when Root alerts you.

Change your notification settings

Desktop

1. Select your profile picture in the user tray.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Notifications.
4. Toggle your preferred settings on or off.

Setting	Description	Platform
Show a desktop notification	Show notification popups on your screen, even when Root is minimized	All
Play a sound	Play a sound when notifications arrive	All
Flash the taskbar icon	Flash the taskbar icon for new notifications	Windows
Use the system notification center	Use your operating system's notification center instead of Root's built-in popups	Windows, Linux

When Use the system notification center is turned on, notifications appear in your operating system's notification center (Windows Action Center or Linux notification daemon) instead of Root's built-in popup windows. They work with your system's Do Not Disturb mode and notification history. This setting is not available on macOS.

Mobile

1. Tap your profile picture in the bottom navigation bar.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Toggle In-app notifications on or off.

To manage push notifications (when the app is closed), go to your device's Settings app, find Root, and adjust your notification permissions.

Turn off notifications temporarily

To quiet just one community, channel, or conversation, mute it for a set time instead. See Community and channel notifications.

There's no Do Not Disturb setting for all of Root. To go quiet everywhere for a few hours or a few days, turn your notifications off and turn them back on when you're ready.

Desktop

1. Select your profile picture in the user tray.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Notifications.
4. Turn off Show a desktop notification and Play a sound.
5. Turn them back on when you want notifications again.

For a longer break, turn on Use the system notification center (Windows and Linux) so Root's alerts go through your operating system. You can then silence Root using your system's own Do Not Disturb, which you can usually schedule.

Mobile

1. Tap your profile picture in the bottom navigation bar.
2. Tap Settings.
3. Tap Notifications.
4. Turn off In-app notifications.
5. Turn it back on when you want notifications again.

This stops the alerts you see while Root is open. To stop push notifications as well, open your device's Settings app, find Root, and turn its notifications off there. Most phones let you pause an app's notifications for a set time or on a schedule.

Turning notifications off does not pause anything else. You stay in your communities, and your mentions, friend requests, and invites are all still waiting in your notifications list when you come back.

Respond directly from notifications

Desktop

When Use the system notification center is on, you can respond directly from the notification:

Notification	Actions
Community invite	Accept, Decline
Friend request	Accept, Decline

When using Root's built-in notifications, select the notification to open the app and respond.

Mobile

You can respond directly from push notifications:

Notification	Actions
Community invite	Accept, Decline
Friend request	Accept, Decline
Direct message	View (opens the conversation)