Follow a channel when you want to stay up to date with its activity. When you follow a channel, Zira can notify you about new posts and tasks so you do not have to keep checking manually.

You control how you are notified — by email, by push notification, and in-app — and you can change these at any time.

Follow a channel

1. Open the channel you want to follow.
2. Find the Follow button near the top of the channel.
3. Click Follow.

The button changes to Following once you are following the channel. To stop, click Following to unfollow.

Some channels are set so that following is managed for you. If a channel cannot be followed or unfollowed manually, Zira tells you when you click the button.

You can also follow channels from the channels list and from channel search — use the Follow chip next to a channel there.

Choose how you are notified

Notification preferences let you decide how a channel reaches you.

1. Open the channel.
2. Open the channel menu (the ⋯ / more actions button in the channel header).
3. Click Notification preferences.
4. Turn each option on or off:
   • E-mail — get an email when there is new activity.
   • In-app — see notifications inside Zira.
   • Push notifications — get a push alert on your device.

Your choices are saved as you toggle them.

What you get notified about

Once you follow a channel and turn on notifications, Zira keeps you informed about that channel's activity, including:

• New posts in the channel feed
• Tasks raised in the channel

Use notifications to stay close to the channels that matter for your work, and turn them off for channels you only check occasionally.

Turn on push notifications on your device

Push notifications also depend on your device and browser allowing them.

• Make sure notifications are allowed for Zira in your browser or on your device.
• For the best push experience, install the Zira app so it can send notifications like a native app. See Install the Zira App.

Tips

• Follow the channels you work in daily, and use In-app to keep them from filling your inbox.
• Use E-mail for channels where you need a record or reminder outside Zira.
• Turn on Push notifications for time-sensitive channels you need to react to quickly.

Read next

• Feed - Read and post channel updates.
• Install the Zira App - Set up push notifications on mobile and desktop.
• People - See who else follows the channel.