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> More devices should have a "squelch" switch! Android phone, do not disturb enabled... "learn what new things Android has to offer!". System notification fro

• archargelod 1y ago
  That's why the first thing I do on my new phone is disable the Google app. It does absolutely nothing useful for me, but never sleeps, eats resources and shows you advertisements. I also hate the mobile apps that designed to be always on, always listening or nagging. So, I have the policy: if the app is only useful occasionally and it is active but I didn't start it - I disable it. And I'll enable an app when I need it, not whenever it wants me to use it.
  • userbinator 1y ago
    and shows you advertisements Is this a recent change? The last time I used an Android was many years ago and I did not experience anything like that.
    • krige 1y ago
      I think it's recent. Yeah it's goddamn Gemini.
    • const_cast 1y ago
      Depends on what you consider ads. I consider any notification for something I did not explicitly sign up for an ad. So if I get a notification like "use Gemini" or "heres a tip:", that's an ad. Unfortunately that makes, like, half the default notifications on Android ads. But you can disable all of it.