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I haven't noticed more notification spam in Google apps, but what I have noticed is the way better notification management in recent years. I can long press on

by gempir 7y ago

I haven't noticed more notification spam in Google apps, but what I have noticed is the way better notification management in recent years. I can long press on notifications and directly block it forever or finely tune the App sending it what it is allowed to send etc. Last time I used an iPhone I still had to double swipe to even dismiss a notification, which is super annoying because most are probably spam. If Notifications on iOS were as good as on Android I would instantly switch.

jmiserez 7y ago
>* I can long press on notifications and directly block it forever or finely tune the App sending it what it is allowed to send etc.* Apple improved that on iOS, see the screenshots here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201925 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201925 Also, I just aggressively remove apps that try to show spam notifications.
Epskampie 7y ago
On ios every app has to ask permission before the first notification, so you will not get the spammy ones in the first place. I agree with your point that android is making management much easier though.
- bambataa 7y ago
  But apps request permission to do functionality-related things and then spam you. Grab, a ride-hailing app I used in SE Asia, was terrible for this.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  On iOS 12 and above apps can post provisional notifications without consent: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/unauthorizationstatus/provisional https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/...
  - jclardy 7y ago
    They can, but I’ve literally never seen this used in practice as an iOS dev that is regularly trying out all the latest apps. These notifications go straight into Notification Center, which means if you never swipe down to look at notifications, you’ll never even see them (They don’t show a banner, or even on the lock screen.) That limits their value to the marketing people looking to juice their engagement numbers with spam push notifications.
jclardy 7y ago
iOS 12 and 13 improved notifications on the iPhone - you can now do the same thing (Swipe -> Manage and you can either turn off notifications for the app, or have them only show in Notification Center and not as a banner.) And a partial swipe brings up the three notification options, a full swipe dismisses it.

by gempir 7y ago

jmiserez 7y ago

>* I can long press on notifications and directly block it forever or finely tune the App sending it what it is allowed to send etc.* Apple improved that on iOS, see the screenshots here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201925 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201925 Also, I just aggressively remove apps that try to show spam notifications.

Epskampie 7y ago

On ios every app has to ask permission before the first notification, so you will not get the spammy ones in the first place. I agree with your point that android is making management much easier though.

bambataa 7y ago
But apps request permission to do functionality-related things and then spam you. Grab, a ride-hailing app I used in SE Asia, was terrible for this.
saagarjha 7y ago
On iOS 12 and above apps can post provisional notifications without consent: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/unauthorizationstatus/provisional https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/...
- jclardy 7y ago
  They can, but I’ve literally never seen this used in practice as an iOS dev that is regularly trying out all the latest apps. These notifications go straight into Notification Center, which means if you never swipe down to look at notifications, you’ll never even see them (They don’t show a banner, or even on the lock screen.) That limits their value to the marketing people looking to juice their engagement numbers with spam push notifications.

jclardy 7y ago

iOS 12 and 13 improved notifications on the iPhone - you can now do the same thing (Swipe -> Manage and you can either turn off notifications for the app, or have them only show in Notification Center and not as a banner.) And a partial swipe brings up the three notification options, a full swipe dismisses it.