Configure notifications for mobile activity stream mentions

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title: Configure notifications for mobile activity stream mentions
description: Configure your instance to send an email notification or a push notification when a user mentions a contact’s name within a mobile activity stream record.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Push notifications, Before implementation, Configuration detail, Configuring the Mobile Platform, Mobile Platform]
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# Configure notifications for mobile activity stream mentions

Configure your instance to send an email notification or a push notification when a user mentions a contact’s name within a mobile activity stream record.

-   **[Configure push notifications for mobile activity stream mentions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/mentions-config.md)**  
Enable users to alert their contacts, through the use push notifications, that they are mentioned in a thread. The user enters the `@` character followed by the contact's name in a record's activity stream, for their contact to be alerted.
-   **[Customize email notifications for mobile activity stream mentions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/mentions-mobile-in-email.md)**  
Enable users to alert their contacts by email that they are mentioned in a thread. The user enters the `@` character followed by the contact's name in a record's activity stream, for their contact to be alerted. This feature is enabled by default.

**Parent Topic:**[Mobile push notifications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/mobile/sg-mobile-push-notifications.md)