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Why should I check the same event before treating two device alerts as two activities?
Two devices can each display an alert about the same underlying activity. Seeing two banners does not by itself prove that two separate actions occurred. Compare the linked source item, action, actor, and time. If a notification identifier or source revision is visible, check whether both alerts point to the same event. This is a way to interpret alerts, not a claim about BSD’s device-delivery behavior or an exactly-once notification guarantee.
For People who see similar community alerts on more than one device. · Updated
Two displays can refer to one source event
An alert shown on a phone and a tablet may be two presentations of the same activity. Count source actions by checking what each alert references, not by counting screens or banners alone.
Compare actor, action, item, and time
Open the linked item and compare the action and timestamp. If the alerts refer to the same item and event details, they may be duplicates of one activity. If they point to different source events, treat them separately.
One activity appears on two devices
Imagine a member’s phone and tablet both show an alert about the same club reply within a few seconds. The member opens the linked discussion and checks whether both alerts refer to that same reply before counting two activities.
Related questions
Do two alerts always mean two community actions?
No. They may be separate displays of one source event. Compare the linked activity and event details before treating them as distinct.