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One strike and you're out rule works perfectly fine for me. If they think they can abuse my attention with stuff like this, I immediately uninstall and go on w
by throw1230 4y ago
One strike and you're out rule works perfectly fine for me.
If they think they can abuse my attention with stuff like this, I immediately uninstall and go on with my life.
- gpt5 4y agoI've been struggling with the Uber app and Uber Eats who has been sending me ads which I found no way to disable. My problem is that I do want notifications for when my driver has arrived.
- wardedVibe 4y agoTry switching to lyft maybe?
- gpvos 4y agoYou could stop using Uber and Uber Eats.
- LadyCailin 4y agoYou could also be a hermit and live in the woods. Thats not really the point though. For paid services, I think it’s entirely reasonable to say that you don’t want to see ads.
- wbsss4412 4y agoGiving up on a product that only provides marginal value is hardly the same thing as becoming a hermit. Uber eats isn’t integral to operating in modern society by a long stretch. The hermit argument is trotted out far too often, it’s one thing if we are talking about something like a smart phone, but just because something is new or techy, doesn’t mean you are a Luddite for not using it.
- bee_rider 4y agoIt is reasonable to say you don't want ads. Unfortunately Uber has decided to say "too bad, what are you going to do about it?"
- lmm 4y agoAs my friend says about salary, it's only a negotiation if you're prepared to walk away.
- LadyCailin 4y agoOr unionize. In this case it would be to petition apple or the FCC or whatever.
- lmm 4y agoSure, but a similar dynamic applies - a union can't negotiate if it's not prepared to strike.
- jazzyjackson 4y agoI mean I went with "own a car and pick up food myself" instead of the whole hermitage thing, but to each their own there have always been ads when I go to the movies, and in the magazines I pay good money for. nothing about paying for a product should give you an expectation of ad free, that's a very slim niche of a business model where they pummel you with ads until you subscribe a la spotify and youtube, but its not the norm at all
- innocenat 4y agoUber Eat does different channel for notification though. Mine is set exactly as you described.
- gruez 4y agoIt's an option on android but not ios.
- novok 4y agoGo to account -> settings -> privacy -> notifications and you can turn off all the marketing notifications on iOS too for Uber / Uber Eats.
- gruez 4y agoThat turns it off for the whole app, not only marketing stuff.
- scarface74 4y agoSettings -> notifications -> Uber. Turn off Lock Screen, Notifications, Banners. Leave on “Time Sensitive Notifications”
- gruez 4y agoThat setting doesn't do what you think it does. As per the tooltip[1], all that does is cause notifications from uber to be delivered regardless of focus settings (eg. if you have work focus on and uber sends you a notification it will show up immediately rather than being hidden/delayed). You'll still get other notifications if you don't have focus on. [1] random image result: https://static1.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/03-disable-time-sensitive-notifications-per-app.jpg https://static1.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/upl...?
- scarface74 4y ago
- reflexco 4y agoThat's exactly why I stopped using Uber. It was annoying to not get notification when drivers arrive, but there's no way I'm giving them free access to make my pocket vibrate all day long.
- benmanns 4y agoIf you turn off notifications they will use text messages to contact you. I’ve never gotten a spam text message from them, which makes some sense as they’re more regulated than push notifications.
- HWR_14 4y agoTexts are more expensive than push notifications. I don't actually think they're more expensive.
- abacadaba 4y agosame rule, and also why uber eats got uninstalled
- NaturalPhallacy 4y agoThat's like the whole point of this article....
- criddell 4y agoI wonder if you could write a Shortcut that, after an Uber ride is booked, notifications are enabled and once the ride ends, they are disabled again?
- dvtrn 4y agoI just tried, unless I’m missing an update, Uber Eats doesn’t even show up under the Apps that I can select from to build a shortcut for.
- QuarterReptile 4y agoUnblock notifications only when you need them
- hombre_fatal 4y agoToo bad it’s so annoying to toggle. It should be in the long press option menu or something.
- bonniemuffin 4y agoI deleted the Uber app and stopped using their service specifically because there was no way to turn off only their spammy marketing push notifications, and I didn't want to turn off all push and miss a ride, so there was no way for me to meaningfully use their service. It's ok, I have other options to get a ride.
- coryk135 4y agoI found a way to disable marketing notifications but it was buried in their menus. Settings > Privacy > Notifications. Definitely shouldn't be under privacy, that makes no sense.
- interactivecode 4y agoIt does make sense when privacy violating tactics are powering the notifications. Come on uber your hidden agenda is showing!
- wutbrodo 4y agoAre you in iOS? I see a pretty detailed breakdown of notification categories that I can disable.
- bonniemuffin 4y agoI had previously failed to find the Notification settings under Privacy that another commenter pointed me to--I think these solve my problem. If you found even more granular settings, please let me know where you're setting them. A few months ago, I swear I went through every single setting in the app and failed to find anything like this, so maybe they've since updated their settings page?
- Angostura 4y ago> I do want notifications for when my driver has arrived. They can ring my doorbell or phone me.
- j-bos 4y agoI found it helpful to force stop the app whenever I'm not actively using it.
- jbverschoor 4y agoAnd no way to report to apple.. it’s against policy/guidelines
- pers0n 4y agoThey make billions off the apps and have yet to implement something like that
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- aembleton 4y agoOn android - go to settings > apps > uber > notifications Disable 'all promotions and recommendations'
- xwdv 4y agoHave fun not knowing when or where your food is when you order it.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> I immediately uninstall and go on with my life This is sort of like the customer at the gate yelling that they will never fly that airline again. If you’re lost, you’re a sunk cost. Companies should observe those signing off. But more to measure attachment than to make changes to accommodate. (I turn most notifications off.)