Get the right alerts, without the overload
Too many alerts end up being ignored. Here is how to fine-tune your notifications around what truly matters to you, and avoid duplicates.
A notification is only useful if it catches your attention at the right moment. When there are too many, you end up ignoring them all, including the important ones. The point of this article is not to walk you through each alert type one by one, but to help you choose: keep what actually makes you act, and cut the rest. You stay in control of everything, and every setting is reversible.
Two questions to ask yourself for each alert
Before turning a notification on or off, ask yourself two simple questions: does this information call for an action from me, and do I need to know it right away? If the answer is yes to both, a push notification on your iPhone is justified. If the information is useful but not urgent, an email is enough. If it changes nothing about what you do, you can turn it off.
The two available channels
- Ideal for what can wait: summaries, follow-up information. You read it at your own pace.
- Push notification (iPhone)
- Reserve it for what deserves your immediate attention. It requires that you have accepted the system permission on your device.
Setting up around your current goal
The right setup depends on what you are trying to do with Noryo. Here are three common usage profiles to inspire you. Nothing is set in stone: you adjust when your priorities change.
You are keeping an eye on your subscriptions
Keep the price increase alert and the upcoming charge alert. These are the ones that save you money by spotting a subscription that goes up or a forgotten charge.
You are sticking to a budget
Favour the alerts tied to your budgets and the monthly summary to take stock. Cut the extras so the essentials are not buried.
You just want the security essentials
Keep at least account activity, which warns you of an unusual login. The rest becomes optional, as you like.
Account activity notifications, such as an unusual login, are always sent to you by email. They protect your access and do not depend on your alert preferences.
Avoiding email and push duplicates
Each alert type is set independently per channel. So you can receive an alert by email, by notification on your iPhone, by both, or by neither. If the same piece of information reaches you by both email and push and that bothers you, turn off one of the two channels for that alert type. You keep the information without receiving it twice.
If you are unsure, keep push only for security and price increases, and leave the rest on email. You can refine later based on what you find useful day to day.
If a notification no longer shows up
You no longer receive an alert you were expecting?
Once your settings are in place, you can forget about them: Noryo takes care of sending the right alert through the right channel. And if you change your mind, everything stays editable at any time.
How to turn each alert on or off.