How to manage your Smith Lake NOW notifications
Notifications tell you when someone messages you, sends a friend request, comments on your post or answers a claim or quote. You decide, kind by kind, whether each one appears in the app, reaches you by email, or sends an alert to your device. This guide shows where to find them and how to change the settings.
Step by step
- Step 1: Sign in and choose the bell in the header, or open Notifications from the menu. The bell shows how many items are unread.
- Step 2: Select an item to open what it is about. Opening it marks it as read.
- Step 3: Choose “Mark all as read” to clear the unread count in one step.
- Step 4: To change what you receive, choose “Notification settings” on the Notifications page, or open Settings and go to Notifications.
- Step 5: For each kind (messages, friend requests, comments, reactions, service quotes, business claims and listing status, listing reminders, subscription and billing, verified community lake reports) tick “In the app”, “Email” or “Push” where offered.
- Step 6: Choose “Save notification settings”. A message confirms it.
- Step 7: To get alerts on a device, choose “Turn on alerts on this device” in Settings and allow the browser prompt. On an iPhone, add the website to your Home Screen first.
- Step 8: On the iPhone app, allow notifications when the app asks, or later in your phone’s settings.
Questions people ask
Why am I not getting an email when someone comments?
Email is off by default for comments and reactions, which appear in the app. You can turn email on for each kind in Settings under Notifications.
Can I turn every notification off?
Not all of them. Account security notices, staff notices about your listings and reports, sign-in links and receipts are always sent.
Do notifications show the text of my messages?
No. Email, push and in-app notices show who sent something and link to the page, never the message text.
What are verified community lake reports?
Hazards reported by members and checked by our staff. They are off until you turn them on, and they are community reports, not official warnings.
How do I get alerts on my iPhone?
In the app, allow notifications when asked. On the website, add Smith Lake NOW to your Home Screen first, then use the button to turn on alerts for that device.
Related guides
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Message a member or a seller directly, with photos, without sharing your email address.
Your profile
Add a photo and an About, and choose what other members can see.
Find friends
Search for people around the lake, send friend requests and see your friends in one place.
Create your free account
Sign up, confirm your email and set up your profile so you can post, message and save things on Smith Lake NOW.
Last updated November 9, 2026. Still stuck? Visit the Help Center or contact us. Back to all of Discover.