
Websites can install a Service Worker, a background web page with a limited set of functionality, that can subscribe to the push service. You will only receive messages from sites that you have granted permission. You decide to allow that site to notify you, and a week later you get a notification that your band is on tour. A concert site may offer you notifications for shows of your favorite band. You can subscribe to notifications from different websites. Sites can use this feature to provide you with notifications or update data in the background.įor example, you can subscribe to notifications from your favorite shopping websites that can notify you of new promotions or offers. Web Push is an optional feature that allows websites to send you messages even when the site is not loaded.
Select Allow or Block from the Status drop-down for any of the websites. Click Privacy & Security from the left pane. Click the menu button and select Settings. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. If your choices are grayed out, deselect the Use Default checkbox. Under Send Notifications, choose a notification option: Always Ask, Allow, or Block. Click More information in the next panel to bring up the Page Info window. Click the arrow in the Site Information drop-down panel. You can choose whether or not to give permission for a specific website by following these instructions: If you already gave permission to a site to send notifications, the site will also be able to use the Push API. Sites can also use Push to update data in the background, even without showing you a notification. Using the Push API, a W3C standard, Firefox receives a push message and can show notifications (if permitted by the user) at any time. 8 How do I stop Firefox asking me to allow notifications?įirefox can deliver on-screen notifications even when that site is not loaded. 6 How do I revoke Web Push permissions for a specific site?. 5 What information does Firefox use to provide Web Push?. 4 What information do I share with a website?.