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Notify! Send a Device Notification. Location You enter an area.

Send a Notify! alert when you arrive somewhere

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How this automation works

Let the family know you made it, without typing a word. Draw an area on the map and Notify! sends a notification the moment your phone arrives there, with a map image attached. Point it at a Notify! Group and everyone gets it at once.

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.
OccurredAt LocationMapImageUrl LocationMapUrl DeviceName
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.
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Services used in this Applet

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14 triggers, queries, and actions

New notification received

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a new notification arrives on a Notify device.

You enter an area

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.

You enter or exit an area

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you enter or exit an area you specify.

You exit an area

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you exit an area you specify.

Recent notifications

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.

Create a Home Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.

Create a Lock Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.

End a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.

Ping a beacon

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.

Send a Device Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.

Start a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will start a Live Activity, a live tile on your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island that updates in place while something is running.

Update a Home Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Home Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.

Update a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Live Activity already on your Lock Screen, updating only the fields you fill in.

Update a Lock Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Lock Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.

Create a Home Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a Home Screen widget on your device, a tile that keeps showing the values you send until you change or remove it.

Create a Lock Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a Lock Screen widget on your device, a small card of live data you can pin to your Lock Screen.

End a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will finish a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, optionally leaving a final state on screen for a while.

New notification received

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a new notification arrives on a Notify device.

Ping a beacon

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will ping a Notify Beacon to report that your Applet ran, so Notify can alert you if it ever stops running.

Recent notifications

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns the most recent notifications sent to a Notify device.

Send a Device Notification

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
Send a notification to the iOS device you specify.

Start a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will start a Live Activity, a live tile on your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island that updates in place while something is running.

Update a Home Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Home Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.

Update a live activity

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Live Activity already on your Lock Screen, updating only the fields you fill in.

Update a Lock Screen widget

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change a Lock Screen widget already on your device, updating only the fields you fill in.

You enter an area

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you enter an area you specify.

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About Location

Location allows apps and websites to use information from cellular, Wi-Fi, and GPS networks to determine your approximate location. This service requires downloading the IFTTT app for iPhone or Android. Locate your phone or find your mobile device.

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About Notify!

Notify! is a notification app that allows you to send push notifications to any platform to get alerts from connected applets, websites, servers and scripts. With an iOS device you can send live activities and update widgets.

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