Notifications and digests
What Mavo sends, where it shows up, and how to tune reminders, coverage alerts, Family Game Plan, and texting.
Mavo's job is fewer surprises, not more pings. Everything it sends is tunable, and the in-app inbox keeps a complete record either way.
Where notifications show up
- In Mavo: the inbox bell. Always on, everything lands here, nothing is silently lost.
- Push: on devices where you've allowed it.
- Email: from notifications@mavolife.com. Some emails carry one-tap links, so you can accept an assignment or approve something without signing in.
What Mavo sends
- Event reminders you set on an event: at the start, 10 or 30 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day before.
- "You're on this" when something is assigned to you, with one-tap accept or pass (Plus plan and up). Assigning something to yourself stays quiet.
- Coverage nudges when an assignment sits unconfirmed and the event is today or tomorrow (Plus plan and up).
- Updates on things you sent in, when Mavo finishes processing a forwarded email or an upload.
- Family Game Plan, on your own schedule (below).
- Suggestions, like offering to turn a repeated assignment into a rule.
Double-bookings and other plan gaps show up in Needs Attention on Home rather than pinging anyone.
Tune what you get
Open your personal settings (from your profile menu) and choose Notifications. Each kind of notification (reminders, coverage alerts, follow-up nudges, Family Game Plan, sent-in updates) has its own email and push choice. Email starts on; push starts off until you allow it. These choices apply to you, so another household member can choose differently. The in-app inbox always stays on.
Family Game Plan
Every family gets a Family Game Plan, on by default: what's coming up, grouped by day, with owners shown. Set it up in Settings → Notifications: daily at 8:00 AM out of the box, or weekly on the day and time you pick. It always appears in Mavo, and you can also send it by email, push, or text. If nothing's coming up, Mavo skips it rather than sending an empty note. On the Plus plan and up, the Family Game Plan also lists what still needs an owner and what is waiting on you.
Mavo-written Family Game Plan
Families on Plus can have Mavo write their Family Game Plan as a short briefing instead of sending the plain list. It uses the same switch, schedule, and delivery channels. Mavo looks at the day ahead, who's on what, anything without an owner, weather worth knowing about, and overlaps it spots. On a clear day it says so in one line.
Texting
When Phone & texting is connected, your Family Game Plan can arrive by text too. Reply to add something, ask Mavo a question, grab an unowned event, or hand something off. Mavo can also text answerable questions, like accepting or passing on an assignment. Compliance texts like verification, HELP, STOP, and START stay separate from your notification settings.
A good starting setup
- Keep email on for Family Game Plan and for assignments; the one-tap links earn their keep there.
- Allow push for reminders and coverage alerts if you want a tap on the shoulder instead of an email.
- Start with a daily Family Game Plan in the morning, then add text once you want to triage by reply.