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It’s a shame Apple have not been as strict about spammy notifications as they have about other aspects of iOS. I realised the other day that I automatically don
by tomduncalf 8y ago
It’s a shame Apple have not been as strict about spammy notifications as they have about other aspects of iOS. I realised the other day that I automatically don’t allow notifications for virtually any app, primarily because I expect it’s going to spam me. Some apps would actually be enhanced by notifications but I never allow it.
The default notifications allowed for any app should be only relevant, action-based ones (“you have a new x!”, “time to practice your x!”, “user x remixed your track” etc.) with an extra opt-in for spammy attention grabbing ones of these are really needed.
- TazeTSchnitzel 8y agoSpam notifications are against App Store policy, and yet…
- jakobegger 8y agoUsually when an app sends a spam notification, I just delete the entire app. For many apps getting push notifications would be the only reason that I install them. But if they then go on to send me spam instead of helpful notification, I don't see the point in using their service.
- enumjorge 8y agoCould you share some examples of apps that you’d install mainly for their push notifications?
- speg 8y agoOne example I have is Environment Canada’s weather app. It is a laughably poor excuse for an app, so I never open it. but it does send me push notifications as soon as they issue a special weather statement.
- jakobegger 8y agoA recent example is "willhaben", it's an Austrian classifieds website (like craigslist), and you can use it to message sellers/buyers. It would be useful to get push notifications on my phone when someone replies to my messages, but since they send spam, I deleted the app.
- Razengan 8y agoI only allow lock screen notifications (that can wake the device) for communication apps or critical alerts. Everything else is set to off or to only notify while I’m actively using the device (banners only.) I also only enable saving in Notification Center for things that I may want to see past notifications for.