ad block for android notifications (maybe for ios notifications too?)
Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
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Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is correct, but it is still a slippery slope. At some point the dev ends up adding internet permission (might be for legit reasons too), and lo and behold you are sharing your data. For something as sensitive as notifications, I really can't trust anything but open-source app which is vetted by a few seasoned people and hosted on F-droid.
Related, GrapheneOS has a handy feature to disable network access for individual apps.
Also non-GrapheneOS Android. I'm on CrDroid (Android 16), ans if I go into "Settings -> Apps -> Some App -> Mobile data usage", there's a toggle for "Allow internet access", and a few more to control network access on Wi-Fi, cellular, background, and VPN.
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's another pet peeve of mine: Why the hell can't we block internet access for apps in (native) Android? Everything else is a permission, but this is not, somehow.
Wait, we can in Android. In my OnePlus 12 in the app settings under "data usage" there are two toggles for "disable mobile data" / "disable wifi"
I have an S25 Ultra with the latest version of Android, and these options don't seem to be there at all. I don't have a "data usage" under Permissions for any apps. I do have a Mobile Data section under App Info for any given app, but there's no way to toggle the options you mentioned.
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#104Here is a fun story. Just like you, I too live in a “gated community”, and we also default to MyGate. We have a founders group in there, and the things with MyGate and its irritations would sometimes come up. We all would wink and go about our days. The founder of MyGate is in the group and is one of the neighbors. We sometimes teased that we would just camp out outside his home, asking him to fix these excessive not…
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Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
>I would love to use this, but I don't want to allow a third party app with closed source to read all my notifications. This can read OTP passwords, full messages, etc. so it must be open source for me to consider it. The app lacks the INTERNET permission so it can't really exfiltrate data even if it wanted to.
This is correct, but it is still a slippery slope. At some point the dev ends up adding internet permission (might be for legit reasons too), and lo and behold you are sharing your data. For something as sensitive as notifications, I really can't trust anything but open-source app which is vetted by a few seasoned people and hosted on F-droid.
If the permission is added in retrospect wouldn’t you still need to opt in?
fwiw i completely agree that oss is the way to go here
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#106I am surprised that nobody seems to have the opposite problem: Modern Android just no longer delivers notifications in realtime but bunches them and delays them to a degree that you can't rely on them anymore for synchronous communication. Whatsapp and Gmail messages often trigger notifications up to 15 minutes after being received for me. Infuriating.
With apps like Signal, installed via apk, without going through Google on a de-Googled phone, I receive notifications in real time. What's the point of having all notifications go through Google, except to save some battery life and data?
Also, can Google read push notifications going through FCM?
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#107I used to use Spren app. It later disappeared. I still use an old apk that I preserved. Works great! This app looks great. Will try!
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Even when checking once a day, it's still worse with spam notifications. It's like getting 20 spam phone calls on your answering machine between the real ones.
Another option is to avoid those kinds of apps. I get 0 notifications I would consider spam.
There are e.g. banking apps doing that.
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#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wait, we can in Android. In my OnePlus 12 in the app settings under "data usage" there are two toggles for "disable mobile data" / "disable wifi"
Wow, thought it was GrapheneOS only, but no. Confirmed these settings on One+15 on OOS16 (based on Android 16). Is it also the case for other Android brands? P.S. I did use it before to turn off ads.
Google's Pixel phones (near stock Android) famously do NOT have the option.
Re: Show HN: DoNotNotify – Log and intelligently block notifications on Android
#110This problem was supposed to be solved by app stores filtering these apps out. Sadly this does not work 100%. Some apps do this but are too-big-to-ban-from-the-appstore and others point to the first group and scream about selective enforcement. Thank you for providing this extra layer of protection!