Release notifications
The Android app posts a system notification when a followed show, movie, or game is releasing today or tomorrow and you haven’t watched it yet — one notification per release, no spam.
There’s nothing to configure:
- Install the app and allow notifications when prompted (Android 13+ asks on first launch).
- Sign in, or configure your first widget — either one gives the app the server URL and API token it needs.
The app checks for upcoming releases roughly every 6 hours in the background.
Good to know
Section titled “Good to know”- Release dates don’t include a time of day, so “releasing within 24 hours” is a day-level approximation — the notification typically arrives the day before or the day of the release.
- Each release only notifies once, even across re-checks.
- If notifications stop, check that Orion isn’t battery-restricted (Android Settings → Apps → Orion → Battery) and that notification permission is still granted.
Want notifications somewhere else?
Section titled “Want notifications somewhere else?”If you use Home Assistant or n8n, Orion can push release events to a webhook instead — that route works for any device Home Assistant can notify, including iPhones.