Why can't I enable push notifications?

If you see "Notification permission denied" when trying to enable push notifications, your browser may have blocked notifications for ExpenseBot, or your browser may not support web push notifications.

🔧 How to fix it by browser:

Chrome (Desktop):

1. Click the tune icon (left of the address bar)
2. Click Site settings
3. Find Notifications → change from Block to Allow
4. Go back to ExpenseBot and try enabling notifications again

Chrome (Android):

1. Tap the lock icon in the address bar
2. Tap Permissions
3. Toggle Notifications on

iPhone or iPad Home Screen app:

1. Confirm the device uses iOS or iPadOS 16.4 or later
2. In Safari, tap Share → Add to Home Screen
3. Open ExpenseBot from the new Home Screen icon
4. Open Settings → Push Notifications and enable notifications
5. If previously blocked, open iPhone/iPad Settings → Notifications → ExpenseBot and allow notifications

Safari (Mac):

1. Open Safari → Settings → Websites → Notifications
2. Find expensebot.ai → change to Allow
3. You may also need to check System Settings → Notifications → Safari and make sure notifications are enabled

Firefox:

1. Open Settings → Privacy & Security
2. Scroll to Permissions → Notifications → click Settings
3. Find expensebot.ai → change status to Allow → click Save Changes

Edge:

1. Click the lock icon next to the address bar → Permissions for this site
2. Set Notifications to Allow

💡 Why did this happen? In most browsers, this means the "Allow notifications?" prompt was dismissed or blocked at some point — re-enable it using the steps above. Some privacy-focused, in-app, and private-browsing contexts do not expose Web Push. On iPhone and iPad, use ExpenseBot as a Home Screen web app.

🔗 Step-by-step guide: How to enable browser notifications (Chrome)