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Ask HN: Are browser notifications user-hostile?

#1
Allow me to apologize for my leading questions in advance, but I am looking for arguments for and against the title topic.

What percentage of the time do you accept notification requests? How often was it on purpose? How often do you deny them? Does this feature feel like it is abused?

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#5
I have never accepted one. If I wanted to read something regularly, I’d bookmark it and revisit it. Or subscribe to the RSS feed if I wanted to keep up to date.

To me, it’s just as annoying as apps with notifications, or websites with pop ups about newsletters. All of these things are generally just things trying to add more noise into my life.

I value my quiet. Are you offering more value than my quiet?

Re: Ask HN: Are browser notifications user-hostile?

#6
post #4

Whatever the setting is for “don’t you EVER pop a browser-originated notification. Don’t even ASK.” in macOS, I have that turned on.

I so wish I knew what that setting was. Guess I could’ve googled it in the time I’ve written this reply.

Re: Ask HN: Are browser notifications user-hostile?

#8
I’ve never accepted a notification request for any site. The only sites it might be useful for to me, I already use a SSB (aka Mailplane) that’s built for that site, so no need.

In the same vein, I absolutely hate the “requests your current location” notifications too. There’s basically only one or two sites I’ve allowed it.

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