TL;DR: To avoid duplicate notifications from Beeper on your Android or iOS device, disable the notifications for the native app or the chat networks you have linked to Beeper.

How can you avoid double notifications for an incoming message?

It's our goal to deliver the best chat experience in the world, and that includes how you receive and manage your message notifications. Here, you'll see our advised notifications setup for your devices.

By disabling the native app notifications, you can ensure that you will only receive notifications through Beeper, eliminating the risk of receiving multiple notifications for the same message.

Android:

• WhatsApp: Go to Android Settings → Apps → WhatsApp → Notifications  → Disable the first option, “ All WhatsApp notifications”. (Note: You'll still receive calls and video call notifications.)
• Telegram: Go to Android Settings → Apps → Telegram → Notifications  → Disable the following settings:
  • All “Groups” notifications
  • All “Other” notifications
  • All “Private Chats” notifications
  • To avoid missing Calls notifications, DO NOT disable “Allow full screen notifications”
• Signal: Go to Android Settings → Apps → Signal → Notifications  → Disable the following settings:
  • All “Chat” notifications
  • To avoid missing Calls notifications, DO NOT disable “Calls”
• Google Messages: Go to Android Settings → Apps → Google Messages → Notifications  → Disable "All Messages notifications"

iOS:

• WhatsApp: iOS Settings → Notifications → WhatsApp → Disable “Allow Notifications”. (Note: You'll still receive calls and video call notifications.)
• Telegram: Telegram native app Settings → Notifications and Sounds → Disable “Show Notifications” for “Private Chats”, “Group Chats”, and“Channels”.
• Signal: iOS Settings → Notifications → Signal → Disable “Allow Notifications”. (Note: You'll still receive calls and video call notifications.)