# Understand and configure notifications

<Lead>
The platform keeps you informed about events that concern you: from team changes to billing notices. Here you learn where notifications arrive and how to configure which ones reach you.
</Lead>

## Where notifications arrive

<DefinitionList>
  <DefItem term="Bell in the top bar">
    The bell icon in the top right shows a counter for unread notifications. A click opens a panel with the tabs **Ungelesen** (unread) and **Alle** (all).
  </DefItem>
  <DefItem term="Full inbox">
    From the panel you reach the full inbox with all notifications. There you filter by source: **Plattform** (platform), **Werkzeug** (tool), **Team** and **Abrechnung** (billing).
  </DefItem>
  <DefItem term="Detail page">
    Every notification has a detail page. Opening it automatically marks the notification as read.
  </DefItem>
</DefinitionList>

## Adjust your settings

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the settings">
    Go to **Account > Notifications** (Konto > Benachrichtigungen). These settings belong to your account and apply to you personally.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Choose categories and channels">
    In the **Categories** section you define per event category whether it reaches you **in-app** and by **email**. Security-relevant categories carry the label **Immer aktiv** (always on) and deliberately cannot be turned off.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Set the email digest">
    In the **Email digest** section you choose how often emails are bundled.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Save">
    Confirm via the save bar. The interface confirms with **Benachrichtigungen gespeichert** (notifications saved).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info title="Email channel is rolling out">
In-app notifications are live. The email channel is currently rolling out: you can already make your choices now, and they apply as soon as the channel is live.
</Info>

## Frequently asked questions

<Faq>
  <FaqItem q="Why can I not turn off security notifications?">
    Security-relevant notices, for example about your account, are deliberately always on. That way you never miss a warning that protects your account.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem q="Why am I not receiving emails yet?">
    The email channel is currently rolling out. Until it is live, notifications reach you in-app via the bell and the inbox. Your email choices stay saved and take effect automatically.
  </FaqItem>
  <FaqItem q="How do I mark a notification as read?">
    Open it: the detail page marks the notification as read automatically. In the panel, the **Ungelesen** (unread) tab quickly takes you to everything still open.
  </FaqItem>
</Faq>