
We've shipped a set of updates that make the community the easiest place to keep up with each other — no need to keep a browser tab (or Slack) open all day.
Here's what's new and how to switch it on.
📱 Install Community as an app
community.platformos.com is now a Progressive Web App.
Add it to your home screen on iPhone, Android or desktop and it opens like a native app — full screen, its own icon, no address bar.
It's the same community you already use, just one tap away.
Set it up in two minutes
Open community.platformos.com on your phone and add it to your home screen.
Step-by-step guides for iPhone and Android are linked below — the last step turns on push notifications from your profile.
🔔 Push notifications — so the community reaches you
Once installed, Community can notify you on your phone even when the app is closed. You'll get a push when:
- A new post lands in a group you belong to
- Someone comments on or replies to one of your posts
- Someone @mentions you in a post or comment
- You receive a new direct message (rolling out now)
You're always in control. In your notification preferences you can choose exactly what reaches you and on which channel — push, email or in-app — per type. Turn on what's useful, mute what isn't.
💬 @mentions, right in the thread
You can now pull the right person into a conversation with the familiar @ syntax. Type “@” in any post or comment, pick a member of that group, and they'll get a notification that links them straight to the exact comment in the thread — so the right people never miss the discussions meant for them.
Kept relevant on purpose
You can mention anyone in the group where the post lives, and mentions are scoped to that group — so pings stay relevant and never turn into spam.
Turn it on
- Open community.platformos.com on your phone.
- Add it to your home screen — see the iPhone or Android install guide.
- Open the app, go to your Profile → Edit, and turn on Allow push notifications.
- Try it: @mention a teammate in a post and watch it land. 💛

Thanks Patrick - more enhancements to the community solution are coming (push notification module imminent).
And we will be weaned off Slack completely :)
@Patrick O'Sullivan be great to get your feedback on the community functionality including push notifications