"Android" is not the source of the notifications, the source is a nebulous cloud of apps that I installed on my phone. In a more apt analogy you could imagine e

"Android" is not the source of the notifications, the source is a nebulous cloud of apps that I installed on my phone. In a more apt analogy you could imagine each app as a person, some are more chatty than others, some with more important things to say than others, Android acts as an automated secretary that filters and transmits messages with the appropriate sense of urgency based on my preferences.