I installed the option for the Google play download
Do you have a Notification Provider? Unified push requires you to choose a provider and install the app from that provider. You can see it here: https://unifiedpush.org/
A common Notification provider is Ntfy: https://ntfy.sh/
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nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z this might the GPlay implementation variant, since it requires the Firebase token to work.
If you are using Google, then this new version is not necessary for you. Notifications have always been there for Google users. Do you see a way to activate in the phone's Settings/Apps/Notification ?
The version released yesterday adds push notifications for users who are installing the FOSS version of the app via F-Droid or Obtainium. The play version doesn't need any of it.
Oh, okay. I thought there was a new set of notifications that you set up. I do currently get notifications. That's what happens when you keep upgrading. People start expecting wild stuff that they don't need. 😀