macOS: Enable website notifications publicly

[diegoreymendez]

Asana Task/Github Issue:

Description

Feature change process:

• I have added a schema to validate this feature change.
• I have tested this change locally in all supported browsers.
• This code for the config change is ready to merge.
• This feature was covered by a tech design.

Site breakage mitigation process:

Brief explanation

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• Problems experienced:
• Platforms affected:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Extensions
• Tracker(s) being unblocked:
• Feature being disabled/modified:
• This change is a speculative mitigation to fix reported breakage.

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🔗 Preview Config for PR #4328

• extension-edg-config.json
• android-config.json
• extension-chrome-config.json
• extension-safarimv3-config.json
• extension-firefox-config.json
• extension-bravemv3-config.json
• ios-config.json
• macos-config.json
• extension-edge-config.json
• extension-chromemv3-config.json
• extension-config.json
• windows-config.json
• extension-brave-config.json
• extension-edgmv3-config.json

Last updated: 2026-01-11 12:48:17 UTC

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Generated file outputs:

Time updated: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:18:11 GMT

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27 files identical

• trackers-unprotected-temporary.txt
• v3/android-config.json
• v3/extension-brave-config.json
• v3/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-chrome-config.json
• v3/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v3/extension-config.json
• v3/extension-edg-config.json
• v3/extension-edge-config.json
• v3/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v3/extension-firefox-config.json
• v3/extension-safarimv3-config.json
• v3/ios-config.json
• v3/windows-config.json
• v4/android-config.json
• v4/extension-brave-config.json
• v4/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-chrome-config.json
• v4/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v4/extension-config.json
• v4/extension-edg-config.json
• v4/extension-edge-config.json
• v4/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v4/extension-firefox-config.json
• v4/extension-safarimv3-config.json
• v4/ios-config.json
• v4/windows-config.json

⚠️ File is identical

2 files changed

• v3/macos-config.json
• v4/macos-config.json

--- v4/macos-config.json (and 1 other files)
+++ v4/macos-config.json
@@ -95973,9 +95973,9 @@
                     "state": "enabled",
                     "minSupportedVersion": "1.166.0"
                 },
                 "webNotifications": {
-                    "state": "internal"
+                    "state": "enabled"
                 }
             }
         },
         "maliciousSiteProtection": {

latest

13 files identical

• v5/android-config.json
• v5/extension-brave-config.json
• v5/extension-bravemv3-config.json
• v5/extension-chrome-config.json
• v5/extension-chromemv3-config.json
• v5/extension-config.json
• v5/extension-edg-config.json
• v5/extension-edge-config.json
• v5/extension-edgmv3-config.json
• v5/extension-firefox-config.json
• v5/extension-safarimv3-config.json
• v5/ios-config.json
• v5/windows-config.json

⚠️ File is identical

v5/macos-config.json

--- v5/macos-config.json
+++ v5/macos-config.json
@@ -95973,9 +95973,9 @@
                     "state": "enabled",
                     "minSupportedVersion": "1.166.0"
                 },
                 "webNotifications": {
-                    "state": "internal"
+                    "state": "enabled"
                 }
             }
         },
         "maliciousSiteProtection": {

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JSON approval analysis:

Time updated: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:28:30 GMT

legacy

❌ Manual Review Required

• v3/macos-config.json (1 total changes)
  Disallowed paths that require review:
  • /features/macOSBrowserConfig/features/webNotifications/state (replace)
• v4/macos-config.json (1 total changes)
  Disallowed paths that require review:
  • /features/macOSBrowserConfig/features/webNotifications/state (replace)

latest

❌ Manual Review Required

• v5/macos-config.json (1 total changes)
  Disallowed paths that require review:
  • /features/macOSBrowserConfig/features/webNotifications/state (replace)

🎯 OVERALL APPROVAL STATUS

❌ MANUAL REVIEW REQUIRED