Workarounds
While native push notifications are no longer available in Glide, some community members have created alternative approaches you can explore:
Please note that these workarounds are not officially supported and may have limitations depending on your setup.
Why Push Notifications Were Removed
In December 2024, Glide deprecated the Push Notification feature.
Glide apps are built as Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), which behave differently from native mobile apps. One of the biggest challenges with PWAs is inconsistent support for push notifications across devices and browsers.
In particular:
Notifications often do not appear if the app is not actively open
Behavior varies significantly between iOS, Android, and different browsers
Reliability could not meet the standard expected for production apps
In addition to these platform limitations, a change in the third-party service used to support push notifications made the feature increasingly difficult to maintain.
Taken together, these issues meant we could not provide a dependable experience for users.
Share Your Feedback
We understand that push notifications are important for many use cases, and we’re continuing to evaluate this space as technology evolves.
If this feature matters to you, we encourage you to share your input:
Your feedback helps guide what we build next.
Bottom Line
Push notifications weren’t removed lightly—they were removed because they weren’t reliable enough in a PWA environment.
If your app depends on timely alerts, consider alternative approaches like email, SMS, or in-app notifications, which tend to be more consistent today.