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To get instant CampSecure alerts, enable push notifications in the GMX Mail app on your receiving smartphone.
Enable push notifications
- Install the GMX Mail app on your smartphone and sign in with your email address.
- Open the GMX Mail app. Tap the ☰ menu top left, then Settings.
- Select your email account. Enable push notifications and notification for new emails—ideally for all incoming mail.
Check Android notifications
Open:
Settings → Apps → GMX Mail → Notifications
Make sure notifications are allowed.
Disable battery optimisation
Open:
Settings → Apps → GMX Mail → Battery
Choose Unrestricted or Don’t optimise.
This stops Android from delaying new email alerts.
Test: verify push works
Always test after setup—before you rely on the alarm.
- On the alarm phone, open CampSecure Settings → Email notifications.
- Tap “Send test email”.
- Check your receiving smartphone (with the GMX Mail app).
Success: A push notification appears within a few seconds—not only when you open the mail app.
Note: This is not a test alarm. No sensors are triggered. The test email checks the same path as a real alarm: CampSecure sends → email arrives → push on your phone.
Why email? CampSecure deliberately uses email—no extra servers, no cloud account required. A normal email is enough—and usually reaches your phone within seconds when push is set up correctly.