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I have never liked notifications on iOS so I can't say for sure but I do know that on Android it's been possible to disable certain types of notifications or de

I have never liked notifications on iOS so I can't say for sure but I do know that on Android it's been possible to disable certain types of notifications or demote the urgency for at least 5 years now. Whether or not most people are aware of this ability is another question, I guess.

loloquwowndueo 1y ago
Can do same on iOS. I get very few notifications - lots of apps want me to authorize them but I only do so for the ones that actually need to do it (PagerDuty, instant messaging, pushover). Also if any app abuses the privilege it loses it immediately (looking at you Twitter, eBay and Amazon).
AaronAPU 1y ago
I get almost zero notifications on iOS, you can just disable them. There are a couple exceptions but they are high-signal and business purpose.
- addaon 1y ago
  > I get almost zero notifications on iOS, you can just disable them. There are a couple exceptions but they are high-signal and business purpose. The one that gets me is Uber. For several minutes a month while traveling, I really want their notifications. But once a day when I don't, they use it to send advertisements for services I can't even use (no Uber or Uber Eats service where I live). I used to turn off notifications the first ad I got after getting home (usually within a day), but then realized it's easier just to delete the app each time. And if Lyft hasn't advertised at me by the next time I'm traveling, and they're still installed, well, they're the ones getting my dollars, since who has time to download an app each use?
  - dontlaugh 1y ago
    You can disable the notifications and enable the live view. It’ll notify about the current ride. At least for now there are no ads there.
    - addaon 1y ago
      Huh, I sort of assumed that they used the same permission ("pop crap up on my lock screen"). Didn't occur to me they were different. Thanks.

loloquwowndueo 1y ago

Can do same on iOS. I get very few notifications - lots of apps want me to authorize them but I only do so for the ones that actually need to do it (PagerDuty, instant messaging, pushover). Also if any app abuses the privilege it loses it immediately (looking at you Twitter, eBay and Amazon).

AaronAPU 1y ago

I get almost zero notifications on iOS, you can just disable them. There are a couple exceptions but they are high-signal and business purpose.

addaon 1y ago
> I get almost zero notifications on iOS, you can just disable them. There are a couple exceptions but they are high-signal and business purpose. The one that gets me is Uber. For several minutes a month while traveling, I really want their notifications. But once a day when I don't, they use it to send advertisements for services I can't even use (no Uber or Uber Eats service where I live). I used to turn off notifications the first ad I got after getting home (usually within a day), but then realized it's easier just to delete the app each time. And if Lyft hasn't advertised at me by the next time I'm traveling, and they're still installed, well, they're the ones getting my dollars, since who has time to download an app each use?
- dontlaugh 1y ago
  You can disable the notifications and enable the live view. It’ll notify about the current ride. At least for now there are no ads there.
  - addaon 1y ago
    Huh, I sort of assumed that they used the same permission ("pop crap up on my lock screen"). Didn't occur to me they were different. Thanks.