I've been testing Push Notifications on here for a little while and it all seems to work quite well, so tomorrow I'll turn it on for everyone else.
TL;DR - if you don't want Push Notifications, you won't have to have them!
Longer Notes:
1. You don't have to have push notifications on. You can both say "no" when first asked, or turn it off if you initially said "yes".
2. You can configure what you get push notifications for, so you're not bombarded. For example, turning off a notification of a post reaction (ie someone gives you a thumbs up) was what I did almost immediately.
3. Push notifications should work across most desktop browsers and Android devices. iOS users, like me, you're out of luck. At least I've not got it to work anyway, and Xenforo documentation suggests that's due to the way Apple configure their mobile browsers. It is working for me on Mac/Safari however.
4. I believe it's device-specific, so you can turn it on for desktop and leave it off for your phone, or vice versa. I can't verify that personally though (see 3 above)!
TL;DR - if you don't want Push Notifications, you won't have to have them!
Longer Notes:
1. You don't have to have push notifications on. You can both say "no" when first asked, or turn it off if you initially said "yes".
2. You can configure what you get push notifications for, so you're not bombarded. For example, turning off a notification of a post reaction (ie someone gives you a thumbs up) was what I did almost immediately.
3. Push notifications should work across most desktop browsers and Android devices. iOS users, like me, you're out of luck. At least I've not got it to work anyway, and Xenforo documentation suggests that's due to the way Apple configure their mobile browsers. It is working for me on Mac/Safari however.
4. I believe it's device-specific, so you can turn it on for desktop and leave it off for your phone, or vice versa. I can't verify that personally though (see 3 above)!
