[GH-ISSUE #1545] Cannot get UP-Example notification when using ntfy from f-droid #1087

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opened 2026-05-07 00:30:11 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 2 comments

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:30:11 +02:00

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Originally created by @bilogic on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1545

Issue was first mentioned here https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/issues/6000, now that it is fixed, I'm pursuing the issue with UP-Example

I wish to have an isolated setup of synapse and ntfy without federation
[✅] I have a self hosted push server (ntfy server) at https://ntfy.example.com and the push gateway https://ntfy.example.com/_matrix/push/v1/notify loads correctly
The push server has no ACL or restrictions as far as I know, this is to test if everything can work before I tighten things up
I have installed distributor app (ntfy app) from f-droid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.heckel.ntfy/ and point it to my push server
I have installed the UP-Example from https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.unifiedpush.example/
[✅] If I click Register in UP-Example, I see a notification added to my distributor app
[❌] But when I click Send notification, my mobile device does not get any notifications
[✅] However, when I replace the distributor app with the one from Google Play, repeating step 6 and 7 gives me a notification
Any idea what the issue with the f-droid issue might be?

Originally created by @bilogic on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1545 Issue was first mentioned here https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/issues/6000, now that it is fixed, I'm pursuing the issue with UP-Example 1. I wish to have an isolated setup of synapse and ntfy without federation 2. [✅] I have a self hosted `push server` (ntfy server) at https://ntfy.example.com and the `push gateway` https://ntfy.example.com/_matrix/push/v1/notify loads correctly 3. The `push server` has no ACL or restrictions as far as I know, this is to test if everything can work before I tighten things up 4. I have installed `distributor app` (ntfy app) from f-droid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.heckel.ntfy/ and point it to my `push server` 5. I have installed the UP-Example from https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.unifiedpush.example/ 6. [✅] If I click `Register` in UP-Example, I see a notification added to my `distributor app` 7. [❌] But when I click `Send notification`, my mobile device does not get any notifications 8. [✅] However, when I replace the `distributor app` with the one from Google Play, repeating step 6 and 7 gives me a notification 9. Any idea what the issue with the f-droid issue might be?

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2026-05-07 00:30:11 +02:00

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:30:11 +02:00

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026):

So Matrix notifications are working now but the UP-Example notifications are not working?

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Jan 13, 2026): So Matrix notifications are working now but the UP-Example notifications are not working?

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:30:12 +02:00

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@bilogic commented on GitHub (Jan 14, 2026):

More precisely:

It is all green ticks in Element X (which implies to Matrix notifications working, if I can trust it. I'm new to this so I have to not trust everything)
UP-Example notifications don't work only IF using the f-droid version

But I have since found the problem and solution:

the distributor app (ntfy app) from f-droid does not get Alarm and reminders permission automatically
The play store one does
On my Pixel 8, this permission falls under Special access and is not found in the App's info screen

Will file another issue to propose a better UX.

@bilogic commented on GitHub (Jan 14, 2026): More precisely: - It is all green ticks in Element X (which implies to Matrix notifications working, if I can trust it. I'm new to this so I have to not trust everything) - UP-Example notifications don't work only IF using the f-droid version But I have since found the problem and solution: 1. the `distributor app` (ntfy app) from f-droid does not get `Alarm and reminders` permission automatically 2. The play store one does 3. On my Pixel 8, this permission falls under `Special access` and is not found in the App's info screen Will file another issue to propose a better UX.