# Notifications going nowhere

**URL:** <https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395>\
**Category:** Sitter Questions, Advice & Chat\
**Created:** [23 April 2026 08:57 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395 "2026-04-23T08:57:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Cathie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cathie](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cathie)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 08:57 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/1 "2026-04-23T08:57:54Z")

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Anyone else have this one? I get a notification one of my favourite sits have just listed. I click the link and sometimes it just takes me to the general sit page. Through the app on my android phone. If the link doesn’t take me directly to the listing then I have to search and by that time it could be gone. I’ve had two notifications in the last ten minutes, one worked as it should, the other did not 😡

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**Author:** ![Jenny](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/jenny/32/43703_2.png) [@Jenny](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Jenny)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 09:15 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/2 "2026-04-23T09:15:38Z")

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Sorry to hear about this @Cathie - I have raised a bug report with the team to see what’s going on here.

It’d be good to hear if anyone else is experiencing similar.

Jenny

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**Author:** ![ziggy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ziggy/32/25925_2.png) [@ziggy](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ziggy)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 09:28 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/3 "2026-04-23T09:28:25Z")

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Yes @Jenny @Cathie , it has happened to me numerous times. I have to start a new search to find the listing for that notification. Doesn’t happen all the time, but it definitely happens.

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**Author:** ![Cathie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cathie](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cathie)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 10:40 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/4 "2026-04-23T10:40:18Z")

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Thanks @Jenny , it’s a bit frustrating, and glad to know it’s not just me @ziggy 😁

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**Author:** ![Jenny](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/jenny/32/43703_2.png) [@Jenny](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Jenny)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 10:42 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/5 "2026-04-23T10:42:00Z")

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It sounds frustrating @Cathie - and thanks to @ziggy for mentioning that she sees it too. I’ll come back to this post once the team have had time to see the ticket I raised!

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**Author:** ![carpediem16](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/carpediem16/32/27502_2.png) [@carpediem16](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/carpediem16)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 11:10 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/6 "2026-04-23T11:10:00Z")

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I think this happens when the sit has been filled already and they are no longer in need of a sitter.

Or they’ve taken the listing down bc they’re no longer traveling (or taken down for some other reason like their listing has broken the THS rules, been reported and taken down) or the sit has been already filled.

Yes, it happens that fast because OFTEN by the time you or I get a notification for a listing it’s been up for several hours, had 5 applicants within minutes, and a sitter has been selected all before you could even check out the listing. It has happened to me many times. I have become a sleuth in going to find that listing and do find it but with a “no sitter needed” note.

Sometimes it’s possible that they post it and a past sitter applies so they book them immediately. So the “reviewing applications” doesn’t show bc they’ve selected their sitter.

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**Author:** ![ziggy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ziggy/32/25925_2.png) [@ziggy](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ziggy)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 11:45 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/7 "2026-04-23T11:45:10Z")

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It has happened to me more than once and the sit is still available. I just have to search for it and 9/10 it’s still listed. Maybe does happen though but if it’s favourited, it will still show up as reviewing.

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**Author:** ![Smiley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/smiley/32/86_2.png) [@Smiley](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Smiley)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 14:13 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/8 "2026-04-23T14:13:41Z")

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Yes, most of the time. Very frustrating

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**Author:** ![WaterJill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb9ed0/32.png) [@WaterJill](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/WaterJill)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 15:30 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/9 "2026-04-23T15:30:39Z")

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It is annoying, but what I have discovered is, close the app before clicking on the notice. Say, I have two notifications, the first one goes right to the listing. If I click the next one while still open, it goes to the general search. If I close app in between, it goes to the listing. Another glitch in the system, but it is a workaround for now.

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**Author:** ![Cathie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cathie](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cathie)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 18:36 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/10 "2026-04-23T18:36:21Z")

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@WaterJill yes, I have noticed that too.😡😡

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**Author:** ![ziggy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ziggy/32/25925_2.png) [@ziggy](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/ziggy)\
**Post date:** [23 April 2026 20:57 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/11 "2026-04-23T20:57:50Z")

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@WaterJill yes that’s what I have started to do also

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**Author:** ![MCsits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@MCsits](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/MCsits)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2026 19:02 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/12 "2026-10-03T19:02:48Z")

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I’m having the same problem for the past several weeks with my Android phone, I just found that if I open the app first and then click on my favorite notifications it will take me to the listing and not the general home page.

I did reinstall the app and it did not help.

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**Author:** ![Cathie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cathie](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Cathie)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2026 22:48 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/13 "2026-10-03T22:48:39Z")

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I am finding still pot luck. Sometimes the alert takes me to the listing, sometimes not. Ridiculous that this hasn’t been fixed.

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**Author:** ![Minou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Minou](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Minou)\
**Post date:** [4 October 2026 01:15 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/notifications-going-nowhere/76395/14 "2026-10-04T01:15:35Z")

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It’s been happening for me for 1-2 weeks now on an iPhone.
