Notification preferences

Manga Vault sends push notifications for several types of events. You control which categories you want and when via Settings.

How to access

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Push Notifications to expand the notification preferences section.

Master toggle

The master Push Notifications toggle controls whether Manga Vault sends any push notifications at all. When off, no push of any kind is sent regardless of category settings.

When you turn the master toggle on for the first time, Manga Vault registers your device for push notifications and prompts your phone for notification permission (if it hasn’t already been granted).

Notification categories

Each category has its own toggle:

Release Notifications

Notifies you when a new volume drops for a series you collect. See Notifications for new releases for the per-screen toggle on the Releases calendar.

Friend Activity

Notifies you about friend requests received, friend requests accepted, and other social events from friends.

Lending Reminders

Reminders about overdue loans you’ve made — when a borrowed volume hits the amber or red thresholds. See Overdue indicators.

Achievement Unlocks

Notifies you when an achievement unlocks. (In-app, the modal still appears regardless of this setting — the push notification is for unlocks that happen when you’re not actively in the app.)

Quiet Hours

Manga Vault supports a Quiet Hours window — a stretch of time each day when most notifications are deferred and delivered after the window ends.

To set up:

1. In the Push Notifications section, tap Quiet Hours.
2. Toggle Quiet Hours on.
3. Set your start and end time.

During quiet hours, friend, achievement, and release notifications pause and deliver after the window ends. Time-sensitive notifications (like overdue lending reminders) may still ride through if they’re urgent.

Phone-level permission

For Manga Vault to send any notification, your phone must allow it. Check:

iOS

Settings → Manga Vault → Notifications → Allow Notifications: On.

Android

Settings → Apps → Manga Vault → Notifications → Allow.

If notifications are blocked at the OS level, the in-app toggles won’t fire anything. The Manga Vault Settings screen will surface a banner telling you to fix this when it detects the OS block.

How notifications work

• Notifications use your phone’s standard push notification system.
• They appear on your lock screen, in your notification tray, and (per your phone’s settings) make a sound.
• Tapping a notification opens Manga Vault to the relevant screen — a new release notification opens that series’ page; a friend-activity notification opens that friend’s profile or your friends list.

Multi-device push

If you’re signed in to Manga Vault on multiple devices (phone + tablet), each device registers its own push token. Notifications fire to all your active devices for the same account. Sign out of a device to stop sending pushes to it.

In-app Notifications screen

The Notifications screen (accessible from the bell icon or via Settings) currently shows an empty state — it’s a future home for an in-app feed of received notifications. Push notifications themselves are fully functional; the in-app feed just isn’t live yet. We’ll announce when it ships.

Defaults

Default settings are conservative — most categories are off until you turn them on. So if you’ve never explicitly enabled a category, notifications won’t fire automatically.

Reducing noise

If you’re getting too many notifications:

• Turn off categories you don’t care about.
• Use Quiet Hours to confine notifications to a window of your day.
• Be selective about what series you collect (release notifications fire per-series).

Why am I not getting notifications?

• Master toggle off in Settings → Push Notifications.
• OS-level permission denied for Manga Vault.
• Quiet Hours active — they may be deferred.
• Specific category off — e.g., master is on but Friend Activity is off.

If all the toggles look right and notifications still don’t arrive, contact support.