---
title: "Adds route change alerts"
summary: "Technicians were not told when the office changed their route."
slug: route-change-alerts
date: 2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["routes", "notifications", "mobile"]
ref: "55"
status: published
url: https://updates.poolcloud.com/route-change-alerts
site: "PoolCloud updates"
---

# Adds route change alerts

## The problem

> "the person should know what just changed in their app"

- Office edits to a technician's day showed nowhere on the phone.

## What we considered

### A. "Your day changed" card

![A](https://updates.poolcloud.com/media/poolcloud/route-change-alerts/55A.png)
- Smallest build; another card to dismiss.

### B. Toast, then marked stops {chosen}

![B](https://updates.poolcloud.com/media/poolcloud/route-change-alerts/55B.png)
- Seen at once; marks clear when opened.

### C. Bell with changes sheet {chosen}

![C](https://updates.poolcloud.com/media/poolcloud/route-change-alerts/55C.png)
- Keeps a history; adds an unread badge.

### D. Inline dividers and strip

![D](https://updates.poolcloud.com/media/poolcloud/route-change-alerts/55D.png)
- Changes in place; clutters the list.

### E. Push when app closed

![E](https://updates.poolcloud.com/media/poolcloud/route-change-alerts/55E.png)
- Reaches a closed app; needs push setup.

## What we went with

- A short message names who changed the route and how.
- Added and moved stops are marked until opened.
- A bell lists every change, grouped by day.
- Alerts while the app is closed are not built yet.

When the office edits your day, the phone says so and marks the changed stops. The bell keeps the list.