Android application
Notifly for Android — a native client that keeps a persistent
WebSocket connection with the server and puts every new message directly into the notification
shade within fractions of a second. It’s a fork of the Gotify client, adapted for Notifly:
the server is hardcoded (https://api.notifly.ru), so when logging in you only enter
your login and password (or connect with a client token) — there is no server address field in the UI.
In addition to receiving pushes, the app can browse and clear the message history, natively display heartbeats of a channel, and open the built-in admin panel where you can create channels and monitors — without leaving the app.
Features
Section titled “Features”- Push to the notification shade via WebSocket. The app keeps a background connection and shows a notification immediately when a message hits a channel. Delivery uses the same channel as web/desktop clients — these are normal Notifly messages, see Sending messages.
- View and delete messages with channel filtering: you can view the feed of all channels at once or narrow it to a single one. Messages can be deleted individually (with the ability to undo) or all at once.
- Native heartbeat viewing. Tapping the heartbeat dot in the channel shade or the “Heartbeats” item in channel settings opens a native screen with a list of the channel’s heartbeats and all its subchannels (read-only, worst-first). Tapping a row opens a detailed screen: status and config, uptime (sparkline over bucketed history + overall %), a period switch 24h / 7d / 30d, and a log of recent pings. Management (create/edit) still lives in the web admin — there’s a “Manage in web” button on the screen. More about heartbeats — on the Heartbeat page.
- Built-in admin panel (WebView). Some admin actions open in a focused WebView (the same web admin without extra browser chrome): from here you can create channels and monitors without switching to the site.
- Share text and URLs to a channel. The app registers as a target for the system ‘Share’ — select text or a link in any app, choose “Share → Notifly” and send it as a message to a chosen channel.
- Settings and logs. The settings screen and the built-in connection logs viewer help understand why notifications are (not) arriving.
Installation
Section titled “Installation”The app is available in three ways:
- Google Play — play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.notifly.
- F-Droid — f-droid.org/packages/com.github.notifly.
- Direct APK — download the file
/download/notifly.apkand install it manually (you’ll need to allow installation from unknown sources). This is the same release build as in the stores.
applicationId of the app — com.github.notifly.
First login
Section titled “First login”After installation open the app and sign in with your login and password (the same as for app.notifly.ru). You don’t need to enter the server address — it’s hardcoded. If the account has already reached the limit of connected devices, the app will offer to reconnect one of the existing devices.
Message priorities
Section titled “Message priorities”Each message has a priority from 0 to 10 — it determines how noticeable the notification will be on the phone:
| Priority | Behavior on device |
|---|---|
0 | Notification is not shown in the notification shade |
1–3 | Icon in the status bar |
4–7 | Icon in the status bar + sound |
8–10 | Icon in the status bar + sound + vibration |
Priority is set when sending a message (see Sending messages)
or is taken from the channel’s defaultPriority if not specified in the message. For each
priority range the app creates a separate Android importance channel, so you can
fine-tune sound/vibration for each level in system settings.
To ensure notifications arrive reliably
Section titled “To ensure notifications arrive reliably”Android aggressively “sleeps” long-running apps by default to save battery. If the system unloads Notifly from memory, the WebSocket will break and pushes will stop arriving. A few tips:
- Disable battery optimization for Notifly. Settings → find “Battery Optimization” → find Notifly → disable optimization. For device-specific recommendations see dontkillmyapp.com.
- Minimize the foreground connection notification (Android 8+). Notifly keeps a persistent foreground notification about connection status; you can make it less prominent: Settings → Apps → Notifly → Notifications → Notifly foreground notification → enable “Minimize” or lower “Importance”/“Behavior” (depends on Android version) → restart Notifly.
Related pages
Section titled “Related pages”- Sending messages — how and with what priority to send push.
- Heartbeat — monitoring service pings, visible on the native heartbeats screen in the app.
- First login — creating an account, channels and tokens.