Notifications
Buzzio notifications alert you to messages, calls, tags, and a few special features — without forcing one noisy setting for everything. You can control global previews, mute one chat, or quiet a whole community.
Get started
- Open Notifications settings in Buzzio.
- Choose whether message and call alerts are on.
- Pick a preview mode: Name and message, Name only, or No name or message.
- Optionally set repeat alerts and the message sound / call ringtone.
- Fine-tune mute options inside individual chats, contacts, communities, or channels.
Global notification settings
In Notifications settings you can control:
- Message notifications
- Call notifications
- In-chat sounds
- Preview mode:
- Name and message
- Name only
- No name or message
- Repeat alerts: Never, Every 1 minute, Every 5 minutes, or Every 10 minutes
- Message sound and call ringtone pickers
Use No name or message when you are in public and do not want lock-screen text to reveal who wrote what.
Mute a chat or contact
For a person:
- Open their chat or contact settings.
- Turn on Mute (or Mute notifications where shown).
- Optionally set a custom tone, ringtone, or vibrate style for that contact.
Muted chats stay in your inbox; they just stop pushing alerts the way unmuted ones do.
Community and channel notifications
Communities and channels use levels so large spaces do not flood you.
| Level | Label | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| All | Every message | Pushes for messages in channels you can access |
| Mentions | Only tag | Tags such as @username, @role, @everyone / similar mention alerts |
| None | Muted | No push for that community or channel |
You can set a community default and override it per channel. Some large communities may lock members into tags-only delivery.
Stories notifications
- New stories from people you follow usually appear as a silent ring update — not a banner that previews the photo or video.
- If someone tags you in a story, you can get a visible alert such as “{name} tagged you in a story.”
- Stories do not keep re-notifying for views, replies, or expiry.
Whisper Questions notifications
When someone answers your anonymous ask link, you can get a push like New Message! / You got a new message. Opening it takes you back to that question. The banner is intentionally generic — it is not meant to print the full anonymous answer on your lock screen.
How previews stay private
- For sealed chats, notification design aims to avoid shipping private message bodies in the clear through the push path.
- When your preview mode allows it, the app can show a clearer preview after your device decrypts the message locally.
- Some group or community alerts may first show a short placeholder such as New message, then update once the device is ready.
Tips and limits
- Global preview mode and per-chat mute work together — check both if an alert still appears.
- Only tag is usually the best balance for busy communities.
- Call ringtone and message sound are separate controls.
- Silent story rings are normal; look at the Story tab for colored updates.
- Turning off system notification permission for Buzzio in Android / iOS settings overrides in-app toggles.
Related features
- Encrypted calls — call alerts and the Call tab.
- Stories — silent rings vs tag alerts.
- Safety and moderation — blocking someone also removes unwanted contact paths.
- Communities — channel-level mute and tags-only modes.