[GH-ISSUE #4564] [FR] Change Notification icon from timer to bell #2047

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opened 2026-03-23 21:19:13 +00:00 by mirror · 2 comments

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2026-03-23 21:19:13 +00:00

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Originally created by @andersonjeccel on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/4564

Description

At the moment, the notifications icon is represented by a timer symbol, which can be confusing, especially when several other solutions on the market use this association to indicate some type of time count for tasks or related things.

My suggestion would be to change to an icon with greater ease of association, such as a bell.
If the purpose of the button is to really cause a feeling that something is running out of time, indicating "remaining time for the task" or similar, I would suggest using the hourglass icon, but the bell idea still sounds better.

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Users could understand the button's function more easily and potentially reduce the platform's learning curve.

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Originally created by @andersonjeccel on GitHub (Jan 31, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/issues/4564 ### Description At the moment, the notifications icon is represented by a timer symbol, which can be confusing, especially when several other solutions on the market use this association to indicate some type of time count for tasks or related things. My suggestion would be to change to an icon with greater ease of association, such as a bell. If the purpose of the button is to really cause a feeling that something is running out of time, indicating "remaining time for the task" or similar, I would suggest using the hourglass icon, but the bell idea still sounds better. ### Impact Users could understand the button's function more easily and potentially reduce the platform's learning curve. ### Additional Context _No response_

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@AnsahMohammad commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024):

I would like to work on this

@AnsahMohammad commented on GitHub (Feb 2, 2024): I would like to work on this

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@Xazin commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2024):

With the sidebar redesign we have a new icon for notifications button, I will close this 👍

@Xazin commented on GitHub (Jun 9, 2024): With the sidebar redesign we have a new icon for notifications button, I will close this :+1: