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I have a website for work that sends browser notification on Firefox for Desktop (Windows) when my attention is needed. I am trying to figure out a way I can be alerted on a mobile phone (iOS or Android) when this website sends that browser notification on my desktop. It can be anything from a SMS message, to an email, to anything in between.

I have tried every mobile browser in the App Store and Play Store imaginable. The website does not prompt me for alerts on any mobile browser I have tried, desktop mode or not. I have searched for any premade userscripts for this website and none exist.

Search engine searches for this bring back nothing but results for someone who has a website or app and wants to offter push notifications. Not helpful.

Approximately 20 years ago, I had a shitskin create a program that monitored an area of my screen where I parked a sales alert program that notified me of commissions I was making. It took a cropped screenshot of the area of my desktop that changed, and sent me an email I could be alerted to on my T-Mobile Pocket PC. Even something like that could be helpful rigth now.

To summarize, I need to be alerted when my desktop browser has a notification (Firefox) from a certain domain. Even just monitoring my desktop/laptop for when it plays audio (there's an audio alert when the browser notification happens) or when pixels change on my desktop screen when the notification happens and a popup is temporarily displayed on my screen would help.

Thanks to anyone who can help with this.

I have a website for work that sends browser notification on Firefox for Desktop (Windows) when my attention is needed. I am trying to figure out a way I can be alerted on a mobile phone (iOS or Android) when this website sends that browser notification on my desktop. It can be anything from a SMS message, to an email, to anything in between. I have tried every mobile browser in the App Store and Play Store imaginable. The website does not prompt me for alerts on any mobile browser I have tried, desktop mode or not. I have searched for any premade userscripts for this website and none exist. Search engine searches for this bring back nothing but results for someone who has a website or app and wants to offter push notifications. Not helpful. Approximately 20 years ago, I had a shitskin create a program that monitored an area of my screen where I parked a sales alert program that notified me of commissions I was making. It took a cropped screenshot of the area of my desktop that changed, and sent me an email I could be alerted to on my T-Mobile Pocket PC. Even something like that could be helpful rigth now. To summarize, I need to be alerted when my desktop browser has a notification (Firefox) from a certain domain. Even just monitoring my desktop/laptop for when it plays audio (there's an audio alert when the browser notification happens) or when pixels change on my desktop screen when the notification happens and a popup is temporarily displayed on my screen would help. Thanks to anyone who can help with this.

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[–] • 1 pt

I'm dumb with this stuff but this seems like a job for ITTT If This Then That

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I had hope, but could not figure out services to make this work. I use IFTTT and have a Pro+ account. I just couldn't find a way for it to help. Damn.

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Huh. What you want seems straightforward

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So frustrating man. The best I have done is figured out how to customize the notification sound. If I'm home with my laptop, I can usually hear it summon me. But to be able to get any kind of alert, email, notification, sms, would be incredible. And I accomplished this 20+ years ago with a Windows XP computer and a fucking T-Mobile Pocket PC, although I would like to come up with something nicer than that setup. It worked, but that was before all the technology we have now.

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You will likely require a browser add-in and a server. You will have to write an add-in to detect the alert in the browser. Then send that alert to a webserver which sends an SMS using your cell phone's carrier Email to SMS gateway.

The webserver is required because a browser add-in can not send SMTP protocol but any server side language can do that. The add-in would do a simple post to the webserver, which would then be able to notify you.

I suggest starting here (developer.chrome.com) for writing an add-in.

Good luck!

(Ps) ignore everything about the chrome store, you can always side load your extension without going through that nasty shit.

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roger that. this may be the way to go. I have a few screen monitors to try, but that method is so dirty. Maybe on a laptop I never touch and can jjust sit idle, but that's not an option for a couple months.

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You don't need any extra apps. You can get notified directly from your mobile browser.

Log into the website from your phone browser. And make sure to allow notifications from the browser... If you are paranoid download an extra browser on your phone and only use it for the work site.

Or

Some apps that might do what you want

  • Ntfy (free if you self-host) (recommended)
  • Pushbullet (pushbullet.com) (not recommended)
  • Airdroid (airdroid.com) (meh)
  • KDE Connect (kdeconnect.kde.org) (free & open source)
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I'll revisit basically your entire reply and see if I missed something that'll deliver what I need. Frustrating. Thanks for taking the time. I'll come back if I hit on something.