Push notifications offer a streamlined way to receive alerts about system issues directly on your phone, providing a more actionable and immediate response compared to traditional SMS or phone call alerts. With the PagerDuty mobile app, users can quickly assess the urgency of an incident via push notifications and take necessary actions such as acknowledging, resolving, or escalating incidents without needing a computer. This immediacy allows for faster incident management, particularly useful during inconvenient times like the middle of the night, where a subtle notification can alert the user without disturbing others. The app's design is user-friendly, ensuring accessibility and ease of navigation for rapid response, highlighting the evolving preferences in alerting methods and their practical applications.