Hey Hive community! We are very excited to share an exciting development about Sting Chat. When we first announced Sting Chat on Hive, we heard a lot of great feedback and suggestions on how we can improve messaging on Hive. A commonly requested feature was having a notification system that alerts you when you get new messages. And now, it's here!

![Sting Chat.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mozzie5/23xKvcXHNaqUkR3yH3YH7ncikpF2adsoRDsYPjkwQvHyozvxvFdZQGZm9GhTkqSkAeo2x.png)

#### Messaging on Hive just got even better

Frontends now have the tools needed to visually alert their users when someone sends you a **direct message**, **tags** you, or **continues a conversation** with you, basically when you get mentioned. We've made it easier for you to stay in the loop and connected with various threads and DMs from the other members of the community through this notification alert that you can see on the Sting chat icon. The bee icon will now turn from white (no new notifications) to yellow with the number of the new messages that are waiting for you.

![Sting Chat notifications in PeakD](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/yozen/23sxnMbeWBVZqJDdFiyjgq5XhwwsRvEEQJjUxv9KB2TZvwX3HEVakBcbsLudHdBkCyenq.JPG)

Whether you are writing a post on [PeakD](https://peakd.com), checking the Explorer on [HiveHub.dev](https://hivehub.dev) or managing your Splinterlands assets on [PeakMonsters](https://peakmonsters.com) you can now easily notice new messages and quickly engage with them.

![Sting Chat notificatons with new unread messages](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mozzie5/Eokb8QQduhcrZN8uRqshwLhGvZvFP4kELHZPTrWbALPnnMoB4zatkj6LpYELYoe8YLa.png)

Whether you are checking the Explorer on HiveHub, writing a post on PeakD or managing your Splinterlands assets on Peakmonsters you can now easily notice new messages and quickly engage with them.

![Sting Chat Messaging Interface showing DMs](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mozzie5/EoySrRXhvsCDntqVW6ysSBUEiojjq8v3778Bo2TNx7yNq4XrDz3MKZPMxYwLiDEo5BW.png)

**TYPICAL FORMAT**
Most UIs will integrate the following: you open the Sting Chat widget the bee icon will turn white ready to notify you... it will turn yellow as soon as you get a new notification.

![Sting chat notification without new messages](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/mozzie5/23wBxnXXSKXgKswffnCMzro3rZJ4bTFEeEfT6Gn1qomQ4My2scT1pRooSrqUpy4arcFss.png)

So what are you waiting for? Go and send messages through Sting chat to all your friends and users in Hive. Let's see those notifications in action!

You'll find it available in [PeakD](https://peakd.com) and [HiveHub.dev](https://hivehub.dev), and soon also in [PeakMonsters](https://peakmonsters.com) (with the next official update).

*As always, feel free to connect with us through Sting Chat or leave us a comment on this post if you encounter new issues, and for any feedback that you have about this feature. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
And if you want to integrate Sting Chat in your web app and would need any help, please reach us out.*

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