If you shipped or received packages over the last few decades, you probably dealt with UPS. As one of the world’s largest and most prominent shipping companies, serving more than 200 countries and territories and delivering over 24.3 million packages every day, UPS is nearly ubiquitous in the modern environment of online shopping and breezy international shipping.
If you ship or receive sensitive documents, notifications can be a great way to track when a document arrives and make sure you get it in your hands as quickly as possible. Here’s how to get delivery notifications from UPS on your phone orfavorite Chromebook, whether for documents or other packages you may send or expect.
Create a UPS account
If you don’t have a pre-existing UPS account, you must create one to receive notifications. Creating one is easy (and free) through the UPS website.
Activate or manage UPS notifications on the website
After creating a UPS account (or if you have a pre-existing one), customize your notifications preferences on the UPS website.
Notifications are delivered by email to the address associated with your account. you may also have notifications delivered to up to five email addresses by adding additional notifications.
Go to the My Profile page to set up Store Pickup Notifications for packages delivered to and picked up from UPS Access Point locations.
Activate notifications in the UPS Mobile app
you’re able to use the UPS mobile app to get push, text, or email notifications about deliveries. Download and install the app from the Google Play Store orApple App Store. After signing on, selectAllowwhen the prompt displays.
You can also navigate toPreferences>Alertsand customize the types of alerts you want to receive and how you want to get them (either by push, SMS, or email).
Stay in the know with shipping and delivery notifications
UPS gives you several ways to stay on top of your deliveries and stay appraised of when they’re delivered (or if there are issues with receipt or delivery). To further hone your shipping skills, check out our guide on how tochange the shipping address on an Amazon order.
