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Life & fun · April 1, 2019

Duolingo Push

Never miss another a day of language practice again 🦉

Duolingo Push launched on April 1, 2019 with 130 votes, #216 of 3,128 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

What it does

We're taking push notifications out of your phone and into the real world! Duo the Owl will literally show up to remind you to practice. It's the green-glove treatment you've always wanted.

Duolingo Push can find you wherever you are with in-person notifications so you always hit your daily goal.

Duolingo's new, in-person notifications can find you wherever you are. Ignore at your own risk. We're taking push notifications out of your phone and into the real world! Duo the Owl will literally show up to remind you to practice. It's the green-glove treatment you've always wanted. You’re on a 4-day streak! Don’t lose it! You’ve come so far! Keep it up!!! You’ve let Duo down. Who will be next? Your boss? Your best friend? Your Grandma Betty?! Go on, keep scrolling social media. Let's see how much French that can teach you. “Duo appeared while I was on a second date. We didn’t make it to the third date, but I did make it to the third lesson of the Flirting skill in my French course!” "I…from push.duolingo.com

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