Notifications App, a few questions

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I think I'll save you a but if unnecessary testing.
Native SMS will soon be deprecated and you will need to move to another messaging option.

Changes to SMS notification service

In Release 2.1.3 we have introduced an integration with Twilio to support SMS notifications. This integration creates a notification child device. The Twilio device can be used in all notification contexts like any other notification device. To use Twilio you will need to establish a Twilio account. You will need to obtain an Account SID, Auth Token, and From Phone Number from Twilio to be set in the preferences of the Twilio driver. Twilio offers a free trial period to get started with a $…

You have quite a few options. Only the first will be completely free:

• You can install the HE mobile app and send notifications there
• there is also the built in Pushover option. Great notification app for both IOS and Android.
• HE is adding native Twilio support if you REALLY need your notification to be SMS
• If you are an Android user there is also a 3rd party Join API driver that I wrote. It supports both push and SMS notifications.