Set up mobile push as a contact method for an on-call escalation
Enable users to receive mobile push notifications for on-call escalations.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
Procedure
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Install ServiceNow Agent and enable mobile push notifications from the Notifications tab.
For information on this tab, see Base system functionality for ServiceNow mobile.
The mobile push appears as a communication channel in the ServiceNow instance.
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Select Mobile push as your preferred notification channel while defining the escalation settings for a user group.
For information on escalation settings, see Escalation and reminder settings for rosters.
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For the required user group, create a trigger rule that uses the On-Call: Assign by Acknowledgement trigger workflow.
If a user or shift manager sets the preferred contact channel as mobile push, a mobile push notification is sent to the user along with the actions that a user can perform.
For information on creating a trigger rule, see Create an escalation trigger rule.
Parent Topic:Configuring On-Call Scheduling
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title: Set up mobile push as a contact method for an on-call escalation
description: Enable users to receive mobile push notifications for on-call escalations.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/set-up-mobile-push-oncall.html
release: brazil
product: On-Call Scheduling
classification: on-call-scheduling
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configuring On-Call Scheduling, On-Call Scheduling, IT Service Management]
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# Set up mobile push as a contact method for an on-call escalation
Enable users to receive mobile push notifications for on-call escalations.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
## Procedure
1. Install ServiceNow Agent and enable mobile push notifications from the **Notifications** tab.
For information on this tab, see [Base system functionality for ServiceNow mobile](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/mobile/base-system-functionality.md).
The mobile push appears as a communication channel in the ServiceNow instance.
2. Select **Mobile push** as your preferred notification channel while defining the escalation settings for a user group.
For information on escalation settings, see [Escalation and reminder settings for rosters](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/escalation-remind-settings-oncall.md).
3. For the required user group, create a trigger rule that uses the On-Call: Assign by Acknowledgement trigger workflow.
If a user or shift manager sets the preferred contact channel as mobile push, a mobile push notification is sent to the user along with the actions that a user can perform.
For information on creating a trigger rule, see [Create an escalation trigger rule](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/create-trigger-rule-oncall.md).
**Parent Topic:**[Configuring On-Call Scheduling](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/configuration.md)
| title | Set up mobile push as a contact method for an on-call escalation |
| description | Enable users to receive mobile push notifications for on-call escalations. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-service-management/on-call-scheduling/set-up-mobile-push-oncall.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | On-Call Scheduling |
| classification | on-call-scheduling |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Configuring On-Call SchedulingOn-Call SchedulingIT Service Management |