Install BK Chat
Get new chats as phone or desktop notifications, even when the console is closed.
Android (Chrome)
- Open chat.bedkingdom.co.uk/console in Chrome and sign in.
- Tap Install on the bar at the top, or ⋮ menu → Install app / Add to Home screen.
- Open BK Chat from your home screen and tap Enable alerts → Allow.
iPhone / iPad (Safari, iOS 16.4 or later)
- Open chat.bedkingdom.co.uk/console in Safari and sign in.
- Tap the Share button (square with arrow) → Add to Home Screen → Add.
- Open BK Chat from the home screen, sign in again if asked, then tap Enable alerts → Allow.
On iPhone, notifications only work from the home-screen app, not from a Safari tab.
Windows (Edge or Chrome)
- Open chat.bedkingdom.co.uk/console in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome and sign in.
- Click the install icon at the right of the address bar (a small screen with a down arrow or a +), or click Install on the bar at the top, then Install.
- BK Chat opens in its own window and appears in the Start menu. Right-click its icon on the taskbar and choose Pin to taskbar.
- Click Enable alerts and choose Allow. New chats will then show as Windows notifications, even when the app is closed, and the taskbar icon shows a count.
No notifications? Check Windows Settings → System → Notifications: notifications on, BK Chat (or Edge/Chrome) allowed, and Do not disturb off. In Edge or Chrome settings, keep "Continue running background apps when closed" on.
Mac / other desktops (Chrome or Edge)
- Open the console and sign in.
- Click Install on the bar at the top, or the install icon at the right of the address bar.
- Click Enable alerts → Allow. Keep Chrome allowed to run in the background.
What you get
- A notification with a sound when a customer starts waiting (all agents), and when your customer replies (only you).
- It shows the customer's name and their message. Tap it to open that chat.
- No notifications? Check the phone is not on Do Not Disturb / Focus, and that notifications for BK Chat (or Chrome) are allowed in Settings.