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I'm surprised Android has an API for one app to block notifications from other apps. I guess enjoy it while it lasts.

• manarth 9mo ago
  The NotificationListenerService. It has genuine use-cases such as this DoNotNotify app, but could easily be misused - e.g. malware intercepting a wallet OTP notification and forwarding it to the attacker. Access to the API is controlled by a specific permission which users have to explicitly enable in "Special app access". https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/noti...
  • niobe 9mo ago
    Real risk of them blocking or crippling it at some point. They've nerfed a lot of useful things over time, Wi-Fi scanning being one good example.
  • berkes 9mo ago
    Another legitimate use case are e.g. Event Reminder, which intercept my calendar notifications and turn them into full screen alarms. My distracted ADHD brain misses event notifications just too often, but with this app, even I my phone is in another room, I get reminded of that meeting, in time.