This replaces the old, more limited notification controls. If you’ve ever wished you could get SMS for emergencies but skip the email for routine updates, this is exactly built for that.
How It’s Organized
Your notifications are grouped into five categories, each with its own count of individual notification types inside:Work Orders
16 notifications covering the full work order lifecycle — scheduling, troubleshooting, completion, and more.
Payments & Invoices
5 notifications for invoice and payment activity that may need your attention.
Tasks
4 notifications covering task assignments and daily task summaries.
Account & Portfolio
1 notification for account-level and portfolio metrics.
Admin Messages
1 notification for messages sent directly from the Latchel team.
Some individual notifications don’t support every channel (for example, a few Work Order notifications don’t offer SMS). If a checkbox looks grayed out, that channel simply isn’t available for that specific notification.
Steps to Activate
Go to Account Settings
Click your initials or profile picture in the upper right corner of your dashboard, then select Account Settings.
Open the Notifications tab
Click the Notifications tab, then select Notification Preferences.
Toggle a whole category, or fine-tune it
Check or uncheck Email, SMS, or In-App next to a category name to set it for everything inside that category at once. Or, click the arrow next to the category to expand it and adjust individual notifications one by one.
Save your changes
Once you’re happy with your settings, click Save at the top of the page.
This screen currently manages notification categories broadly. Fine-grained control over individual Task notifications specifically is on the roadmap as a near-term follow-up — for now, Task notification settings are managed at the category level shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between toggling a category and expanding it?
What's the difference between toggling a category and expanding it?
Toggling the Email, SMS, or In-App checkbox next to a category name turns that channel on or off for every notification inside the category at once. Expanding the category (using the arrow) lets you set each individual notification’s channels separately for more precise control.
Why is the SMS checkbox grayed out for some notifications?
Why is the SMS checkbox grayed out for some notifications?
Not every notification type supports every channel. If SMS (or another channel) is grayed out for a specific notification, that channel simply isn’t offered for it — it’s not something you’re missing a setting for.
If I change a category-level setting, does it affect notifications I already customized inside it?
If I change a category-level setting, does it affect notifications I already customized inside it?
Yes. Category-level changes reset the individual notifications inside that category to match the new category setting, so any one-off customizations you made will be overwritten. Fine-tune individual notifications after adjusting the category level, not before.
Can I turn off notifications completely for a category?
Can I turn off notifications completely for a category?
Yes. Uncheck Email, SMS, and In-App for a category (or an individual notification) to stop receiving it through any channel.
Does this affect notifications for my whole team, or just me?
Does this affect notifications for my whole team, or just me?
This page manages your own personal notification preferences only. Each user on your team sets their own preferences from their own Account Settings.
Where do Task notifications fit into this?
Where do Task notifications fit into this?
Task assignments and daily task summaries are grouped under the Tasks category on this page. More granular, per-notification control specifically for Tasks is planned as a follow-up enhancement.
I don't see a save confirmation — did my changes apply?
I don't see a save confirmation — did my changes apply?
Make sure to click Save at the top of the page after making changes. If you navigate away without saving, your changes won’t be kept.