# Starting a thread with Tapatalk - no email notifications? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 15, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225 "2012-06-15T13:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/1 "2012-06-15T13:04:24Z")
I started a GD thread last night from my iPhone using Tapatalk. I never got any email notifications about it. It showed up in my “Participated” list but when I went to it today using IE, it showed that I wasn’t subscribed. Does anyone know if this is expected behavior or if there is a way to change it? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/2 "2012-06-15T13:07:53Z")
Tapatalk has not been subscribing me to threads I post in lately either (I never set up email notifications, but I be subscribed). This is new. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/3 "2012-06-15T15:18:15Z")
I’ll ask Xash to look at it – he’s our Tapatalk guy. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/4 "2012-06-15T15:20:25Z")
Thanks. It’s not a big deal. I was more curious than anything. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/5 "2012-06-15T15:31:39Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > (…but I be subscribed). “but I be subscribed?” What the hell was I thinking? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/6 "2012-06-15T15:34:25Z")
Check your iPhone app settings. First, make sure you’re on v1.13.5 of the app or update to the latest version from the app store. Go to Tapatalk \> Settings \> Notification & Sync \> Push Notification (make sure this is set to ON for receive notification and SDMB), then scroll further down to Email notification and set it to Instant Email. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/7 "2012-06-15T15:45:28Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > “but I be subscribed?” What the hell was I thinking? > > :smack: Prepare to be evicted from the Ivory Tower. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/8 "2012-06-15T16:16:35Z")
> [@xash](#): > > Check your iPhone app settings. First, make sure you’re on v1.13.5 of the app or update to the latest version from the app store. > > Go to Tapatalk \> Settings \> Notification & Sync \> Push Notification (make sure this is set to ON for receive notification and SDMB), then scroll further down to Email notification and set it to Instant Email. I followed all of your instructions and then created this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15171044#post15171044](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15171044#post15171044) When I pull up my User CP in IE, the thread isn’t listed. When I go to the thread, the “Subscribe to this thread” option is available, so I assume I’m not subscribed. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/9 "2012-06-15T19:08:13Z")
Would someone please bump the other thread? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/10 "2012-06-15T20:48:13Z")
I see that TubaDiva bumped and closed the other thread. I never got an email on it. Don’t know if it’s a feature or a bug. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/11 "2012-06-16T00:20:18Z")
Try deleting and reinstalling the iPhone app. Not sure why it isn’t working, as it works on my phone (so it’s not a server-side issue). ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/12 "2012-06-16T01:35:10Z")
I’ve never done that before. I assume it will remember that I already paid for it. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/13 "2012-06-16T06:25:23Z")
Yes, iTunes keeps track of what you’ve already paid for. It will show you $2.99, but when you tap on it it will tell you that you’ve already paid for it and it will download it for free. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/14 "2012-06-16T12:00:01Z")
Ok. I’ve reinstalled it. I’ll bump this next time I start a thread. Just to be clear, the only emails that I’m not getting are from threads I started in Tapatalk and looks to me that the reason is that it doesn’t show me as subscribed to my own thread. Is there a user setting for that? ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/15 "2012-07-04T16:01:13Z")
I started a new thread in IMHO using Tapatalk. Still no email notifications. Do they come from a different address? Maybe my work’s spam blocker is getting them. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/16 "2012-07-05T01:04:35Z")
The bug seems to be that Tapatalk doesn’t automatically subscribe me to my own threads. Once I subscribe, the emails work as they should. If there’s an option for that, I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-thread-with-tapatalk-no-email-notifications/625225/17 "2012-07-05T08:09:40Z")
Yeah, getting emails to subscribed threads is a setting you can tweak, but ever since I updated Tapatalk to the latest version, it no longer automatically subscribes me to threads I start or post in. I now have to manually subscribe, and I can’t find any settings to change this. If I post via web, it still automatically subscribes me. Weird! It didn’t use to be like that so it seems like something got lost in the upgrade.