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Turn off all notifications on smart-phone, every single notification which pops up, a led blinks, a "notification" appears, if its not emergency from my wife -

by antocv 8y ago

Turn off all notifications on smart-phone, every single notification which pops up, a led blinks, a "notification" appears, if its not emergency from my wife - this has to be blocked. Side effect, no need to check my phone, there is nothing there anymore. Feeds like reddit, HN, email, all settings and username is only on work-laptop with its own instance of browser - browsing these feeds on any other web-browser means my settings, username etc is gone and instead of seeing my subreddits, being able to comment, being able to login to email, that just cant be done. Now feeds are an activity only enjoyable at work.

esrauch 8y ago
I think this strategy can backfire on some people: if you think someone might have messaged you or tagged you in any of 5 different apps you might just cycle through actually opening them.
yeswecatan 8y ago
How can you turn off all notifications except from one person?
- sshine 8y ago
  I disabled all social media accounts and now only get notifications when people call or text me. Incidentally, very few do (siblings, girlfriend, the occasional friend making an appointment).
- mistercleo 8y ago
  If you’re on iOS you can configure specific ring tones & notification sounds for individual contacts. Look under settings.
  - mistercleo 8y ago
    - to be clear: I’ve found it very easy (no experience with android) to very strictly limit who I’m notified by and the personalized notifications really helped.
- ttsda 8y ago
  On many android phones there's a "do not disturb" option that can be configured to allow calls and messages from stared contacts and nothing else.
  - amelius 8y ago
    Does it also work selectively for e.g. Whatsapp messages?
    - mcjiggerlog 8y ago
      Keep whatsapp notifications enabled, but then turn them off in the app's settings. Then, for the person(s) you care about, go to their chat and set up a custom notification.
      - amelius 8y ago
        Yeah, but if I use the "don't disturb" option of my phone, will it not mute all notifications from all apps (except phone and sms-messages)?
        mcjiggerlog 8y ago
        You can whitelist apps, too
ddtaylor 8y ago
Have you tried any of the "focus" related Chrome or Firefox extensions or apps?
- mimimihaha 8y ago
  For me, I've actually used the self control app for a similar experience to Focus. https://selfcontrolapp.com/ https://selfcontrolapp.com/
pdxgene 8y ago
I severely cut back on notifications -- down to just a few apps (SMS/messaging, home security, calendar), and it's had a remarkable impact on my phone use. The other major change I made was to disable badge notifications on all apps. No more little red number telling me how many unread emails I have, etc. This has had a much greater positive impact than I had thought it would -- I don't find myself compulsively drawn into apps by the lure of "new stuff", and have cut down on my screen time considerably.

by antocv 8y ago

esrauch 8y ago

I think this strategy can backfire on some people: if you think someone might have messaged you or tagged you in any of 5 different apps you might just cycle through actually opening them.

yeswecatan 8y ago

How can you turn off all notifications except from one person?

sshine 8y ago
I disabled all social media accounts and now only get notifications when people call or text me. Incidentally, very few do (siblings, girlfriend, the occasional friend making an appointment).
mistercleo 8y ago
If you’re on iOS you can configure specific ring tones & notification sounds for individual contacts. Look under settings.
- mistercleo 8y ago
  - to be clear: I’ve found it very easy (no experience with android) to very strictly limit who I’m notified by and the personalized notifications really helped.
ttsda 8y ago
On many android phones there's a "do not disturb" option that can be configured to allow calls and messages from stared contacts and nothing else.
- amelius 8y ago
  Does it also work selectively for e.g. Whatsapp messages?
  - mcjiggerlog 8y ago
    Keep whatsapp notifications enabled, but then turn them off in the app's settings. Then, for the person(s) you care about, go to their chat and set up a custom notification.
    - amelius 8y ago
      Yeah, but if I use the "don't disturb" option of my phone, will it not mute all notifications from all apps (except phone and sms-messages)?
      - mcjiggerlog 8y ago
        You can whitelist apps, too

ddtaylor 8y ago

Have you tried any of the "focus" related Chrome or Firefox extensions or apps?

mimimihaha 8y ago
For me, I've actually used the self control app for a similar experience to Focus. https://selfcontrolapp.com/ https://selfcontrolapp.com/

pdxgene 8y ago

I severely cut back on notifications -- down to just a few apps (SMS/messaging, home security, calendar), and it's had a remarkable impact on my phone use. The other major change I made was to disable badge notifications on all apps. No more little red number telling me how many unread emails I have, etc. This has had a much greater positive impact than I had thought it would -- I don't find myself compulsively drawn into apps by the lure of "new stuff", and have cut down on my screen time considerably.