1{{^is_apps}} 2Allows the extension to use the proposed HTML5 <a href="http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/desktop-notifications/api-specification">notification API</a> without calling permission methods (such as <code>checkPermission()</code>). For more information see <a href="desktop_notifications">Desktop Notifications</a>. 3{{:is_apps}} 4Required if the app uses the <a href="notifications">chrome.notifications</a> API. Also allows the app to use the proposed HTML5 <a href="http://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/desktop-notifications/api-specification">notification API</a> without calling permission methods (such as <code>checkPermission()</code>). For more information see <a href="desktop_notifications">Desktop Notifications</a>. 5{{/is_apps}} 6