Push notifications

You can receive push notifications on iOS for:

• Private messages
• Posts on your message board
• Comments on your story
• Replies to your comments on stories
• Updates to stories in your library
• New followers
• Votes on your stories
• Announcements from profiles you follow
• Product & community news from Wattpad
• Updates on Wattpad promotions & events

There are two ways to control your push notifications on iOS:

In the Wattpad app:

1. Go to your profile (tap on your profile picture in the top right)
2. Tap on settings in the upper right-hand corner
3. Select Push notifications
4. Select or unselect the notifications based on your preferences

In your iOS device settings:

1. Open Settings
2. Tap on Notifications
3. Scroll down until you see Wattpad and click
4. Tap Allow Notifications
5. Customize how you would like to receive push notifications. 

*Please note: Wattpad push notifications will not make a sound, even if you have sound turned on in your iOS settings

You can receive push notifications on Android for:

• Private messages
• Posts on your message board
• Comments on your story
• Replies to your comments on stories
• Updates to stories in your library
• New followers
• Votes on your stories
• A user you follow uploads a new story
• Promotions from Wattpad (to turn off these notifications, see the section In your Android device settings below) 

There are two ways to control your push notifications on Android:

In the Wattpad app:

1. Go to your profile (tap on your profile picture in the top right)
2. Tap on your settings in the upper right-hand corner
3. Tap Notifications
4. Select or unselect the notifications based on your preferences

In your Android device settings:

1. Open Settings
2. Tap Apps Notifications
3. Choose to show all apps
4. Scroll down and tap Wattpad
5. Select or unselect the notifications based on your preferences

*Please note: To turn off notifications about Wattpad promotions, unselect General under the section Other in your device settings