not receiving PR review requested notifications and cant find location to enable it

[OwenG-AVISPL]

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I use github desktop and receive notifications for my PRs which are approved but never when a review is requested of me, by someone else!
I found this SO answer along with the one below it which attempt to show how to enable them but the page is different from what i see

how do i enable notifications when someone request a review from me?

[ARUNAGIRINATHAN-K]

1) Make sure you’re subscribed to the repository or the specific pull request

• GitHub only notifies you about activity you’re subscribed to. If you haven’t been subscribed to that repo or PR, you may not get review-request notices.
• Go to the repository page → click the green “Watch” (or “Unwatch”) menu near the top-right and set it to:
  • Watching (not Just Releases or Ignoring) to get notifications for all activity, OR
  • Custom → enable Pull requests and Issues activity you want.
• For a single PR: open the PR and on the right sidebar click Subscribe if it’s not already selected.

2) Ensure “Participating and @mentions” notifications are enabled

• Settings → Notifications (your account settings).
• Under Subscriptions / Participating, @mentions and custom choose to be notified. You can choose:
  • Web (notifications on GitHub),
  • Email, or
  • Both.
• If the settings page looks different: look for any “Notify me” dropdown next to Participating, @mentions and custom and choose Email or On GitHub as you prefer.

3) Check your organization/repo-level custom routing (if used)

• If your account or organization uses custom email routing, make sure the correct email is selected (top of Notifications page).
• Also check any repository-level settings (if you belong to an organization that manages notifications).

4) Make sure you aren’t ignoring the repository or the user

• On the Notifications page there’s an Ignored repositories section — ensure the repo isn’t ignored.
• Check the PR page’s right sidebar: if you’re explicitly Unsubscribed then click Subscribe.

5) Review request delivery targets (GitHub Desktop & mobile)

• GitHub sends notifications to the GitHub web/Inbox and to email. GitHub Desktop shows notifications if they arrive to your GitHub account (the Desktop app watches your account activity).
• If you want Desktop to show them reliably, enable Email or Web notifications on GitHub first. Then Desktop will surface them when relevant.

6) Check email filter/spam rules

• If you selected Email notifications but don’t see emails, check spam/junk and any email filters that might archive or bypass your inbox.

7) For teams: ensure the request was to you (not to a team you’re not watching)

• If a reviewer request is sent to a team and you’re a member, notification behavior depends on whether team notifications are delivered to members. Sometimes team review requests behave differently — subscribing to the repo or PR helps.

Quick checklist (short)

1. On the repo: set Watch → Watching or Custom (enable PRs).
2. On PRs assign reviewer: open the PR and click Subscribe (right sidebar).
3. Account Settings → Notifications → enable Participating, @mentions and custom to Email or Web.
4. Ensure repo isn’t in Ignored repositories.
5. Check email spam/filters and organization custom routing.

[OwenG-AVISPL]

thank you for response
it kinda sucks watching every repository we have just because someone might mark me as a reviewer some day on some pr
but i suppose this isnt the place for complaints or feature request