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Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" an

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything.

14 8y ago
Agreed. I’ve turned off Facebook notifications years ago after they were spamming the heck out of me. A friend of a friend added a photo wow Facebook. It just became too much. Now I log onto Facebook a few times a month to usually about 30-40 notifications I often click once to clear but often don’t read through them. They are so desperate to have us engage with the screen.
- nkrisc 8y ago
  They started texting me that I had notifications. I'm pretty sure I provided my phone for 2FA, or they just scraped it off my phone when I had the app installed (mistake). This was also shortly after they had one day shown me some kind of dashboard where I could see the various engagements with content I posted. It just stunk of sadness and desperation. I closed my account after that.
mcbutterbunz 8y ago
I agree. Up until very recent, most news was consumed later in the evening or the day after it happened. The current landscape is filled with a constant stream of events that have no immediate impact on my life other than distracting me from more important tasks.
- ghaff 8y ago
  There were many years where I might have caught the evening news and subscribed to a weekly news magazine that would catch me up on anything especially notable that happened during the week. I'd probably learn about major news events by seeing a newspaper headline or the radio at some point. TBH even most "breaking news" doesn't have a lot of direct effect on my life.
anbop 8y ago
Apps with notification permission on my phone: Uber, Apple Pay.
- stretchpants 8y ago
  i've had to disable uber because they spam you with "offers".
joelthelion 8y ago
In an ideal world, you might want to get notifications once or twice a year for major events. And daily or weekly digests for the rest.
- newsroll 8y ago
  Ideally I’d like to subscribe to a curated actually “breaking news” feed that doesn’t spam me. Terrorist attack? Yes please. Plane crashed? Yes please. Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares?
  - swiley 8y ago
    I feel like anything interesting about a plane crash will eventually end up here, no need to interrupt my life over that.
  - alistairSH 8y ago
    Who the fuck cares? Sadly, probably more people than care about the other stuff. At least if my News feed says anything about society. I have to actively block/dislike anything celebrity related or it clogs my feed. As for notifications, with easy access to news through HN, Apple News, online newspapers, and social media feeds, I don't feel like I need notifications for much. Right now, my phone is limited to texts, calls, meeting reminders, and the security system at my house. None from social media, none from news, email is off, etc.
  - solarkraft 8y ago
    Welp, for some people it's "Who the fuck cares?" about the former 2 categories as well. It'd be great to have notification settings separated by categories, but I imagine it being dificult, having so many different news vendors (then again, if anyone can do it it's Apple).
  - oarsinsync 8y ago
    > Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares? "Top videos" and "Trending Stories" in my view suggest I'm definitely an outlier (as are you, by the sounds of things), as it's always full of items like that which you've mentioned you have no interest in. You probably either need to suck it up, or pay for a service that caters to your (our?) needs. I've opted to suck it up.
ovatsug25 8y ago
You actually can't turn off notifications for it. I've done it—and on a day when you get something like the Mueller report or the Notre Dame fire—my phone will buzz. :/
- zimpenfish 8y ago
  #anecdata: I have notifications turned off for News and I've never had a single one.
- skinnymuch 8y ago
  Yes you can. I have never gotten any notifications. You may have not done it properly. I’ve never opened the news app. I just have had notifications off in settings.
zelly 8y ago
WSJ gives notifications for actually important things.
quantguy11959 8y ago
Agreed I got fed up with the notifications and turned them off after a week.

14 8y ago

Agreed. I’ve turned off Facebook notifications years ago after they were spamming the heck out of me. A friend of a friend added a photo wow Facebook. It just became too much. Now I log onto Facebook a few times a month to usually about 30-40 notifications I often click once to clear but often don’t read through them. They are so desperate to have us engage with the screen.

nkrisc 8y ago
They started texting me that I had notifications. I'm pretty sure I provided my phone for 2FA, or they just scraped it off my phone when I had the app installed (mistake). This was also shortly after they had one day shown me some kind of dashboard where I could see the various engagements with content I posted. It just stunk of sadness and desperation. I closed my account after that.

mcbutterbunz 8y ago

I agree. Up until very recent, most news was consumed later in the evening or the day after it happened. The current landscape is filled with a constant stream of events that have no immediate impact on my life other than distracting me from more important tasks.

ghaff 8y ago
There were many years where I might have caught the evening news and subscribed to a weekly news magazine that would catch me up on anything especially notable that happened during the week. I'd probably learn about major news events by seeing a newspaper headline or the radio at some point. TBH even most "breaking news" doesn't have a lot of direct effect on my life.

anbop 8y ago

Apps with notification permission on my phone: Uber, Apple Pay.

stretchpants 8y ago
i've had to disable uber because they spam you with "offers".

joelthelion 8y ago

In an ideal world, you might want to get notifications once or twice a year for major events. And daily or weekly digests for the rest.

newsroll 8y ago
Ideally I’d like to subscribe to a curated actually “breaking news” feed that doesn’t spam me. Terrorist attack? Yes please. Plane crashed? Yes please. Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares?
- swiley 8y ago
  I feel like anything interesting about a plane crash will eventually end up here, no need to interrupt my life over that.
- alistairSH 8y ago
  Who the fuck cares? Sadly, probably more people than care about the other stuff. At least if my News feed says anything about society. I have to actively block/dislike anything celebrity related or it clogs my feed. As for notifications, with easy access to news through HN, Apple News, online newspapers, and social media feeds, I don't feel like I need notifications for much. Right now, my phone is limited to texts, calls, meeting reminders, and the security system at my house. None from social media, none from news, email is off, etc.
- solarkraft 8y ago
  Welp, for some people it's "Who the fuck cares?" about the former 2 categories as well. It'd be great to have notification settings separated by categories, but I imagine it being dificult, having so many different news vendors (then again, if anyone can do it it's Apple).
- oarsinsync 8y ago
  > Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares? "Top videos" and "Trending Stories" in my view suggest I'm definitely an outlier (as are you, by the sounds of things), as it's always full of items like that which you've mentioned you have no interest in. You probably either need to suck it up, or pay for a service that caters to your (our?) needs. I've opted to suck it up.

ovatsug25 8y ago

You actually can't turn off notifications for it. I've done it—and on a day when you get something like the Mueller report or the Notre Dame fire—my phone will buzz. :/

zimpenfish 8y ago
#anecdata: I have notifications turned off for News and I've never had a single one.
skinnymuch 8y ago
Yes you can. I have never gotten any notifications. You may have not done it properly. I’ve never opened the news app. I just have had notifications off in settings.

zelly 8y ago

WSJ gives notifications for actually important things.

quantguy11959 8y ago

Agreed I got fed up with the notifications and turned them off after a week.