Notifications
Notifications work best when you choose them deliberately.
Carity’s notification flow is designed around opt-in. The app should explain why notifications matter before iOS asks for permission, then use that permission for fuel alerts and garage reminders.
Opt-in notifications
Fuel alerts and garage reminders
How the opt-in flow works
- You choose to enable notifications from onboarding or Settings.
- The app asks iOS for permission.
- If you allow it, Carity can register the device for notification delivery.
- Alerts and reminders can then arrive on this device.
If notification permission is denied in iOS, Carity cannot deliver alerts or reminder nudges until that permission changes.
What notifications cover
Fuel alerts
Fuel alerts can be sent immediately or grouped into daily or weekly summaries, depending on your selected delivery preference.
Garage reminders
Garage reminders stay separate from fuel-alert delivery mode. They are intended to arrive around due-date windows for MOT, tax, and service rather than being held for a weekly digest.
The notification inbox is local to your device
Carity can keep a device-local inbox of notifications that already reached this iPhone, so you can reopen them later inside the app.
This is useful if you dismissed a notification from the system tray but still want to review what actually arrived on this device.
Screenshot placeholder: notification inbox
Replace this with the in-app inbox or notification history view when ready.
Common notification issues
- Notifications are turned off in iOS settings for Carity.
- The app is set to daily or weekly summaries, so fuel alerts are not immediate.
- You expected a garage reminder, but the due date or reminder timing differs from what you assumed.
- You are checking for a notification on a different device from the one that originally received it.
If notifications look wrong, email support with your device model, iOS version, whether Carity notifications are allowed, and the approximate time you expected the message.