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Setting up notifications (Windows OS)

Instructions to set up notifications for Breakout to ensure that Breakout notifications appear on your screen and stay visible

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For Google Chrome

Allow the website to notify you

Ensure that Chrome has permission to show alerts specifically for our app

  1. The Shortcut: Click the Lock icon 🔒 next to our website URL (https://dashboard.getbreakout.ai) in the address bar. Ensure the Notifications toggle is turned ON.

  2. If you are using, Advanced Chrome Settings:

    1. Copy and paste this link into your Chrome address bar to see all your site permissions at once: chrome://settings/content/notifications

    2. Check Allowed
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      Ensure that our website is listed under the "Allowed to send notifications" section.

For more information, see the official Google Chrome help article

For Microsoft Windows

Enable Google Chrome banners in Windows

Windows often silences "pop-up" banners, sending them straight to the hidden Action Center. To enable Google Chrome Banners in Windows, follow these steps:

  1. Open Settings by pressing the Windows Key + I

  2. Click Go to System > Notifications

  3. To find Google Chrome, scroll down to "Notifications from apps" and click Google Chrome

  4. Ensure that "Show notification banners" is checked. (Important: If this is off, you won't see the pop-up)

  5. Set priority by changing "Priority of notifications" to High so our alerts aren't buried

For more information, see the official Microsoft Guide help article

Turn off "Do Not Disturb" on the Windows OS

If you see the moon icon in your taskbar, Windows is blocking all alerts and Do Not Disturb is turned on. To turn off Do Not Disturb, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Clock/Date in the bottom right corner of your screen

  2. Ensure "Do Not Disturb" is turned OFF by toggling the switch to OFF

Tip: If you use "Focus" modes, add Chrome to your "Priority List" in Windows Settings.

Make alerts stay visible longer

By default, Windows hides alerts after only 5 seconds. You can extend this by following these steps:

  1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Visual effects

  2. Change "Dismiss notifications after this amount of time" to 1 minute or 5 minutes

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