The push service has been available on MacTechNews for many years to provide direct notification of new reports via system notification. However, a few weeks ago it became apparent that strange problems were occurring. With macOS 26.3/26.4, Apple completely demolished the previous Safari push process and did not repair it – logins have no longer been possible since then. For this reason, we had to implement a new system, which, however, has some advantages in terms of compatibility. On all browsers and systems
The new WebPush works with all common browsers/operating systems and is no longer limited to Safari. If you have not subscribed to push notifications, you will see an information area with a red background directly on the main page. You can use this to either register for push notifications (which requires additional confirmation in the browser) or to opt-out using the “No, thanks!” button. deactivate.
System settings: Allow notifications
Important: In the system settings under “Notifications” the browser must of course be allowed to send notifications – otherwise no display is possible. There would then be no error message; in this case the notifications would simply not arrive. We deactivated the previous system as part of the changeover, which is why a new activation is required. We will inform all users separately about this via a “final push message” via the previous system.
mTechNews app or via browser
There are no changes on iPhone/iPad and the mTechNews app, everything works as before. However, in order to activate WebPush on mobile devices, Apple has come up with a rather complicated solution. To do this, open MacTechNews, click on the three-dot menu next to the address field, then click “Share”, then click “Show more”, and in the last step click “Add to home screen”. This is the only way you will receive the notifications that the app can send directly if notifications are activated.
… and another topic: Google search
This has nothing to do with push notifications, but with a different way of making MTN content discoverable: Google now makes it possible to name favorite sites that appear preferred in the results. The corresponding URLs can be stored on this page. While we’re already on the subject of shameless self-promotion, here’s a reference to “MTN Premium” – for just 17.99 euros per year, or the equivalent of 1.50 euros per month, you can use MacTechNews completely ad-free and support the site directly.
