iPhone
Install the app, open the Alerts tab and allow notifications.
Alerts
The story that matters, before everyone else.
When the newsroom publishes an important story, a notification lands on your phone or computer. Not for every short item: only for what deserves reading right away.
No email needed. You can turn them off at any time in your browser settings.
Free · no email · switch off any time
Notification examples
How it works
A newsroom decision, not a bot
When publishing, the newsroom decides whether the story deserves a notification. By default there is none: it is an exception reserved for important stories, not short items.
The notification title and text can be written by hand to say in a few words why the story is worth it. One tap and the article opens.
Alerts can't be filtered by topic yet: you receive the same notifications as other readers, and you stay in control to switch them off.
Where to get them
On your phone or your computer
Android
Install the app from Google Play and accept notifications when Android asks.
Browser
No app needed: click "Turn on notifications" above and accept your browser's prompt.
Notification examples (illustrations).
Our commitments
Few notifications, always useful
- Not for short items An alert is reserved for important stories.
- One tap The notification opens the story in question directly.
- You stay in control Switch off at any time in your phone or browser settings.
- One language at a time An article's translation doesn't trigger a second notification.
Get them in the app
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Frequently asked questions
How many notifications will I get?
Few: they are reserved for important stories, at the newsroom's discretion.
Can I pick my topics?
Not yet: all alerts are the same for every reader.
How do I switch them off?
In your phone notification settings (app) or your browser settings (site).
Do I need an email address?
No. Alerts need no sign-up.