Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Apple Asks Developers to Prepare for New 'Safari Push Notification' Feature in Mavericks
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I assume each website would have some sore of alert telling you it supports push notifications (Maybe even just a soft dropdown at the top, not a hard alert. Like the app store links on iOS.) Then you either allow or deny.
Man, the bitching here is unbelievable. This is a nice feature which you can turn on for news from specific websites you like and which use it in a good way and keep it turned off for all the other sites. Simple as that. Pathetic whiny attitude with zero power of imagination on this board.
Notifications are on by default for apps, web sites will likely be opt in. Eventually, some sites will be automatic I am sure. Such as Apple.com. etc etc. You can't turn notification center off completely, you have to disable everything manually.
Yes, but you can't disable Notification Center. You have to manually manage all your apps. And the icon never goes away.
It is annoying because on my computer I am usually working, thus I check things when I need to. When I get notifications, it is an interruption to work, or play, or whatever I am doing. If you are a busy person eg multiple shared calendars, shared dropboxes and email accounts, you get a lot of notifications. So notification center is useless for work. If I could tell it to only notify me when a certain thing I am waiting for happened...then fine. But otherwise it is just a constant stream of annoying notifications. So I disable everything. But the icon won't go away.
I don't mind notifications on my phone because I can set it to silent and check it every once in a while. On a computer I am staring at the screen and constant little bubbles keep popping up.
I am sure notification center is great for people who really want to follow online threads, or know when they got their daily email or some such..but as an actual tool for important notifications, it falls short in my opinion. One of the worst Apple features, and I can't even hide the button.
Jesus, if you are SO annoyed by your notification center (and the hours of work to turn an app off in the settings), just do this:
http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_disable_notification_center_mountain_lion
Even the so terribly annoying icon will disappear with the permanent method.
Last edited:
This feature could be good or bad. Good because sites like MR would be awesome. Bad because Yahoo would probably SPAM the heck out of me.
I hope for a solution where the user is the first active party - asking through a click if this website offers notifications or having to click on a button/link on the website to subscribe - in comparison to the "XY would like to" pop-ups without requesting them. But I'm not a developer, I have no idea how exactly this works. Nice would be a little symbol in the address bar of the browser like the little "RSS" icon showed up in the past if the homepage offered it.
That was my first thought. I relied heavily on Reeder to keep up on specific news and articles related to my field. Reeder has been empty and useless since June 28.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how I can continue following websites with RSS?
My point is that it's proof that Apple is not attempting to make their app stores the ONLY way you're allowed to do anything on an Apple device as some have feared.
Try Feedly. I imported my Google Reader subscriptions into this. Best RSS reader to "consume" blog news etc., in my opinion. Works directly in your browser/via plugin on your Mac, iPhone/iPad companion apps do exist too, of course. Second place: Flipboard. Both really "magazine"-like, but you can change that at least in Feedly to a more "list" like view, too. If you still need it more simplistic, there are some other Reeder clones for Mac and iOS out there.
Last edited:
why on earth would you sign up for alerts from something you didnt want?
also, it's not in the browser -- the point of the feature is its websites sending notifications to your *OS*.
----------
please, stop using common sense -- they cant handle it.
This will be a timesaver if MR uses it. Now I can find out when I'm put in Time Out without leaving my desktop. 
This will be a timesaver if MR uses it. Now I can find out when I'm put in Time Out without leaving my desktop.
LOL We need to produce an annul book of the top comments on MacRumors. There've been some genius, witty, and creative posts, especially some of the images created and posted on the "Mavericks" launch thread.
As someone who has long championed Apple giving users options I really don't see the problem with this at all, if it looks useful to some people then it could be a great feature, good for them.
If it looks like it would be an annoying feature, as it does to me, then I'm sure we can turn it off. Though I also share the view of those who wish there was a simple way to just turn off notification centre altogether (in the UI / System Prefs), for those of us who would want to*.
*Terminal is not for everyone
If it looks like it would be an annoying feature, as it does to me, then I'm sure we can turn it off. Though I also share the view of those who wish there was a simple way to just turn off notification centre altogether (in the UI / System Prefs), for those of us who would want to*.
*Terminal is not for everyone
Last edited:
Has anyone seen this in use?
I've not been using Mavericks much (dual booting with ML) but have just received a notification from Apple with a link to https://help.apple.com/osx-mavericks/whats-new
I've not been using Mavericks much (dual booting with ML) but have just received a notification from Apple with a link to https://help.apple.com/osx-mavericks/whats-new
Business Management Software
Hello Everyone,
Mhelp Desk provides the best software services in each business. Easy to use and most reliable field service management software. This all-in-one app helps you in tracking your work orders, technicians, scheduling and billing.
Hello Everyone,
Mhelp Desk provides the best software services in each business. Easy to use and most reliable field service management software. This all-in-one app helps you in tracking your work orders, technicians, scheduling and billing.