The
days of hoarding tabs is over for Firefox users. A new update to the
browser allows websites to send you push notifications without opening the website.
Instead
of keeping your email, social media and other website tabs open to stay
on top of updates and notifications, developers can now send you push
messages through Firefox
without taking up space at the top of your browser. This way, you can
still stay up-to-date on everything without your computer getting bogged
down running half-a-dozen websites in the background.
The
good news is you don’t need to worry about getting unwanted
notifications; web developers need your permission to start sending
updates. To get started just click the “I” Control Center icon next to your Firefox address
bar to manage push notification settings.
Out-of-tab push notifications are already incorporated on Macs through Safari Push Notifications and Apple Push Notifications Service. In addition, Google Chrome had a similar push notification system in place, so this is really just Firefox catching up to competitors.
Mozilla is offering the feature through the W3C Push API the company has helped establish on the web, which is a system of sending push messages to web apps. Not
every website will have push notifications for users immediately; some
will still have to work on incorporating them into its designs.
Developers interested in setting up push notifications for their
websites can check out the details on Firefox’s FAQ page.
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