# App notifications are still delayed **URL:** \ **Category:** THS News & Feedback\ **Created:** [23 September 2024 18:55 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275 "2024-09-23T18:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ere](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ere)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2024 18:55 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/1 "2024-09-23T18:55:22Z")
Hi all – This has been a problem for years, so I’ll try asking here again. I receive notifications of saved searches on my iPhone, but they’re always (and I mean always–for the past two years) delayed by about 10-15 minutes from when the ad actually goes live. For example, if I scroll the latest listings from the main screen, I might see a new ad just posted. But I won’t receive an actual notification until 10-15 minutes later. This is a problem because sometimes some ads go so fast that 10-15 minutes is too late with the 5 application limit. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![pietkuip](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/pietkuip/32/22235_2.png) [@pietkuip](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/pietkuip)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2024 19:28 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/2 "2024-09-23T19:28:35Z")
Yes, that is the delay. We did some tests: [Setting up an alert via the app - #33 by Shella\_in\_the\_Forum](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/setting-up-an-alert-via-the-app/43120/33) It was a bit faster for favourites. I suspect that there are bots that some members use to get applications in before the notifications are sent out. THS does not seem to care. ---
**Author:** ![CreatureCuddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@CreatureCuddler](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/CreatureCuddler)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2024 19:28 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/3 "2024-09-23T19:28:35Z")
as you say, it’s been a problem for years - along with many other things. I’d set your expectation to it not getting fixed and figure out work-arounds if you need to. No, it shouldn’t be that way, but unfortunately that’s the reality. ---
**Author:** ![ere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ere](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ere)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2024 19:47 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/4 "2024-09-23T19:47:41Z")
Thanks for letting me know. Glad I’m not the only one! ---
**Author:** ![ASASG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@ASASG](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ASASG)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2024 00:49 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/5 "2024-09-24T00:49:16Z")
I am not exactly calling you a big liar but - 10 minutes? Dang, I’d love it if it were 10 minutes. The delay I’m seeing seems more like 20-30 minutes. And for really great sits in great places, that means too late to apply. I did notice someone said that if they had Favorited a sit, it comes in faster. But who can devote time to Favoriting every potential sit that isn’t current!?!? THANKS for posting this - it’s one of our biggest peeves about THS. ---
**Author:** ![ere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ere](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ere)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2024 15:28 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/6 "2024-09-24T15:28:31Z")
Ha! Yes, 10 minutes is probably a bit optimistic. Hopefully they’ll see this and tinker with it…but past experience says it’s unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![SaraJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@SaraJ](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/SaraJ)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2024 15:31 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/7 "2024-09-25T15:31:05Z")
Yes there’s definitely a delay, I have been doggedly searching for a specific sit (Dubai over Xmas ) so I can go with my family it’s the main reason I renewed my membership. I’ve been too late at every notification, and I have three separate alerts up. However this week I randomly clicked on my search ( I do it multiple times a day it’s becoming quite stressful) and I found one!!! I was the first to apply… Then I noticed the notification came much much later. I would’ve missed my chance to apply if I hadn’t been doing my obsessive random checking Now fingers crossed they like me! This all feels like too much hard work ---
**Author:** ![ere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ere](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ere)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2024 15:57 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/8 "2024-09-25T15:57:17Z")
Yes. Obsessive random checking is such a waste of time and, as you said, too much hard work. ---
**Author:** ![CreatureCuddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@CreatureCuddler](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/CreatureCuddler)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2024 17:49 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/app-notifications-are-still-delayed/56275/9 "2024-09-25T17:49:53Z")
if you save the search and have it sorted by most recent first, all you have to do is refresh the page. takes about 2 seconds… When I’m actively sit hunting I just leave a tab open and refresh it periodically when it pops into my head.