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Push notifications
If you connect the Hub to the cloud, Smartboatia sends you push notifications to your phone or tablet, wherever you are: when your boat casts off or arrives, when the anchor watch or battery alarm triggers or gives the all clear, and when someone invites you to a boat or answers your invitation. Your Boat Buddies find out that your boat has arrived safely, and as the owner you learn immediately when your anchor drags. Without a subscription the notifications arrive when the Hub has internet over Wi-Fi; with the Standard subscription alarms also arrive over Hub cellular. From version 1.48.0 water level alerts also warn you by push notification about high and low water at official gauges, entirely without a Hub, just with your Smartboatia ID.
What you get
Remotely
Casting off and arriving (to you and your Boat Buddies, see Trip and berth detection)
| When | Title | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Boat casts off | ⛵ Departure | “{Boat} is just leaving {place}.” |
| Boat is at the pontoon | ⛵ Arrival | “{Boat} has just docked in {place}.” |
| Boat is at anchor | ⛵ Arrival | “{Boat} is now anchored off {place}.” |
| You set “Moored” | ⛵ Arrival | “{Boat} has just moored off {place}.” |
| Type of berthing unclear | ⛵ Arrival | “{Boat} has just arrived in {place}.” |
Anchor watch (to you as the owner, see Anchor watch)
| When | Title | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | Anchor alarm! | “{Boat} has left the safe anchor area!” |
| Alarm over | All clear: anchor alarm | “{Boat} is back in the safe anchor area.” |
| GPS gone | No GPS! | “The anchor watch of {Boat} has lost its GPS signal.” |
| GPS back | All clear: GPS restored | “The anchor watch of {Boat} has a GPS signal again.” |
Battery alarm (to you as the owner, see Battery alarm)
| When | Title | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | ⚡ Battery alarm! | “Less than {value} V was measured on {Boat}.” |
| Alarm over | ⚡ All clear: battery alarm | “The voltage is back above {value} V on {Boat}.” |
| Measurement lost | ⚡ Battery voltage measurement fault! | “{Boat} has lost the connection to the voltage sensor.” |
| Measurement back | ⚡ All clear: battery voltage measurement | “{Boat} has restored the connection to the voltage sensor.” |
Invitations (see Boat Buddies)
| When | To whom | Title | Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| You are invited and already use the app | you | 📩 {Name} has invited you! | “Open the app to accept the invitation and follow {Boat}.” |
| Your invitation was accepted | you as the owner | Invitation accepted! | “{Name} has accepted your invitation as a Boat Buddy!” |
| Your invitation was declined | you as the owner | Invitation declined. | “{Name} has declined your invitation as a Boat Buddy.” |
Water level alerts (from 1.48.0, to you, without a Hub, see Water level alerts)
| When | Title | Text (example) |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-warning or warning, measured or according to the forecast | Water level {gauge} | “PRE-WARNING High water {gauge}: {time} ({day}) expected, peak {value}, threshold {value}. Based on the forecast. Level now {value}.” or “WARNING …”, likewise for low water. From 1.48.1 the warning arrives on the iPhone as a time-sensitive notification. |
| All-clear | Water level {gauge} | “ALL CLEAR {gauge}: Level dropped below pre-warning ({value}), now {value} ({time}).” |
| Data not reliable | Water level data {gauge} | “{gauge}: no new water-level data for 2 hours. We will notify you once data is back.” |
| Data back | Water level data {gauge} | “{gauge}: Current water-level data is available again.” |
- All variants word for word are listed under Water level alerts. Tapping opens the detail view of the gauge directly.
- From 1.48.1 water level notifications arrive on Android with title and text. Update the app if they arrive empty for you.
- {Boat} is the name of your boat, {place} the nearest known place, {value} your set threshold.
- Language: The texts arrive in the language of your phone or tablet, German or English.
- Additionally by email: the invitation as a Boat Buddy and the download link of your GPX export.
On board
- Push notifications also arrive on board. If your app is connected to the Hub and open, it also shows alarms itself as a notice with alarm sound (see Notices in the app).
How it works
Allowing push notifications
- Sign in to the app with your Smartboatia ID: Menu › “Smartboatia ID” › “Log in with Smartboatia ID”.
- The app announces: “You will be asked to allow push notifications in the next prompt. They allow us to reach you for important events affecting your boat.”
- Allow the notifications in the prompt of your phone or tablet.
- If you declined, you switch the notifications on later in the settings of your phone or tablet: on iPhone and iPad under Settings › Notifications › Smartboatia, on Android usually under Settings › Apps › Smartboatia › Notifications. The app itself has no menu item for this.
Managing devices
- Up to five phones or tablets get push notifications with your account. If you sign in on a sixth, the app shows “Device limit reached” with the list of your other devices and “Last seen”. Choose which ones are removed. These devices stop getting push notifications immediately and are signed out the next time the app starts (see Smartboatia ID and account).
- Signing out in the app also signs this device out of push notifications.
Switching push notifications off
- Only through the settings of your phone or tablet (ways see above), for all Smartboatia notifications together.
Requirements
- Hub connected to the cloud and internet at the Hub: without a subscription over a Wi-Fi with internet (marina Wi-Fi, router on board or hotspot of a phone or tablet), with the Standard subscription alarms also arrive over Hub cellular where there is a network (Hub cellular coverage map).
- On your phone or tablet: Smartboatia app, signed in with your Smartboatia ID, notifications allowed, internet.
- For water level alerts you need no Hub and no boat, only the app from version 1.48.0 and your Smartboatia ID. For water level notifications with text on Android and the time-sensitive warning on the iPhone you need the app from version 1.48.1.
Permissions and subscription
| Notification | Owner | Boat Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Casting off and arriving | yes | yes |
| Anchor watch | yes | no |
| Battery alarm | yes | no |
| Invitation to someone else’s boat received | yes | yes |
| Answer to your invitation | yes | not applicable |
| Water level alerts (from 1.48.0) | tied to your Smartboatia ID, not to the boat | tied to your Smartboatia ID, not to the boat |
| Boat subscription | Casting off and arriving | Alarms |
|---|---|---|
| Without a subscription | yes, if the Hub has internet over Wi-Fi | yes, if the Hub has internet over Wi-Fi |
| Standard subscription | also over Hub cellular when there is no Wi-Fi | also over Hub cellular when there is no Wi-Fi |
- Water level alerts: without a subscription for one gauge, with the Standard subscription of your Smartboatia ID for as many gauges as you like.
Safety notice
- Notifications can fail to arrive or arrive later. According to the app’s safety notice, notifications can fail to arrive or arrive up to 5 minutes late if the connection is missing or unstable.
- Alarms sound like any notification. They arrive with the normal notification sound and are treated by “Do Not Disturb” or your phone’s mute switch like other notifications. The only exception from 1.48.1: the water level alert warning arrives on the iPhone as a time-sensitive notification and is shown even in a Focus such as “Do Not Disturb”, as long as you have not turned off time-sensitive notifications for the Smartboatia app.
- No push notification for a storm warning or when your Hub has no connection.
Notifications
- This feature is the reporting channel for when you are away. All notifications are listed above under “What you get”.
Messages and special cases
| Situation | What happens |
|---|---|
| Notifications not allowed | no push notifications; the announcement appears again at the next sign-in |
| More than five devices | “Device limit reached”, you remove devices before you can continue |
| Signing out without internet | “Sorry! It appears that you are not connected to the internet.” You are signed out, but the device may keep receiving notifications |
| Alarm muted | no further alarm notification, the all clear still arrives |
| Boat without a name | the notification names an internal identifier |
Offline behaviour
- Phone or tablet offline: The notification arrives as soon as your device has a network again.
- Hub offline: Events only reach the cloud when the Hub has internet again, with the Standard subscription alarms also over Hub cellular. If your boat is back in its old state in the meantime, no later notification for casting off or arriving is sent. Data only goes to the cloud if the Hub is connected to it.
Frequently asked questions
How do I switch on push notifications?
Sign in to the app with your Smartboatia ID and allow notifications in the prompt of your phone or tablet. If you declined, you switch them on later in your device's settings for the Smartboatia app, on the iPhone under Settings › Notifications › Smartboatia.
Which push notifications do I get?
When your boat casts off or arrives, when the anchor watch or battery alarm triggers or gives the all clear, and when someone invites you to a boat or answers your invitation. For this you connect the Hub to the cloud. From version 1.48.0 water level alert notifications are added, and for those you do not need a Hub.
Do I also get push notifications without a subscription?
Yes, if the Hub has internet over Wi-Fi, for example over the marina Wi-Fi. With the Standard subscription they also arrive over Hub cellular if there is no Wi-Fi.
Do my Boat Buddies also get alarms?
No. Boat Buddies get push notifications for casting off and arriving; anchor and battery alarms go to you as the owner.
On how many devices do I get push notifications?
On up to five phones or tablets with your account. If you sign in on a sixth, you choose which device is removed.
Why did a notification arrive late or not at all?
According to the app's safety notice, notifications can fail to arrive or arrive up to 5 minutes late if the connection is missing or unstable. If your phone is offline, the notification arrives as soon as it has a network again.