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Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by skinnymuch »

ovatsug25 wrote: post #39
egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

You actually can't turn off notifications for it. I've done it—and on a day when you get something like the Mueller report or the Notre Dame fire—my phone will buzz. :/

Yes you can. I have never gotten any notifications. You may have not done it properly. I’ve never opened the news app. I just have had notifications off in settings.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by viraptor »

intertextuality wrote: post #41
whywhywhywhy wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also if you're an iTunes Match user and don't subscribe to Apple music you now have to skip past an Apple Music advert every so often when you open the Music app. Not sure if it's once a month or once an update but I've had it twice so far. Not to mention having to delay an update notification daily on my Mac. This is the sort of behavior that any other big 4 would be dragged over the coals for.

> Not to mention having to delay an update notification daily on my Mac. I don't understand this. Windows is "dragged over the coals" for forcing updates at the worst times. Why? Because no one ever updates willingly, the update just gets kicked down the line until finally the system forces it. You have two options for osx: * Complain about update notifications and never change your attitude or flow. Continue to grip…

Apple could improve this situation a lot if the update didn't take a random 20-40min (and that's on latest and greatest hardware). I'll be the one to tell people to update ASAP normally, but this? There's no way I'm updating if I'm on call, for example. Or may possibly need access in the next hour. In practice they means days of delay.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by ghaff »

mcbutterbunz wrote: post #6
egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

I agree. Up until very recent, most news was consumed later in the evening or the day after it happened. The current landscape is filled with a constant stream of events that have no immediate impact on my life other than distracting me from more important tasks.

There were many years where I might have caught the evening news and subscribed to a weekly news magazine that would catch me up on anything especially notable that happened during the week. I'd probably learn about major news events by seeing a newspaper headline or the radio at some point. TBH even most "breaking news" doesn't have a lot of direct effect on my life.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by swiley »

newsroll wrote: post #46
joelthelion wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In an ideal world, you might want to get notifications once or twice a year for major events. And daily or weekly digests for the rest.

Ideally I’d like to subscribe to a curated actually “breaking news” feed that doesn’t spam me. Terrorist attack? Yes please. Plane crashed? Yes please. Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares?

I feel like anything interesting about a plane crash will eventually end up here, no need to interrupt my life over that.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by zelly »

egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

WSJ gives notifications for actually important things.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by quantguy11959 »

egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

Agreed I got fed up with the notifications and turned them off after a week.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by alistairSH »

newsroll wrote: post #46
joelthelion wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In an ideal world, you might want to get notifications once or twice a year for major events. And daily or weekly digests for the rest.

Ideally I’d like to subscribe to a curated actually “breaking news” feed that doesn’t spam me. Terrorist attack? Yes please. Plane crashed? Yes please. Rumors of Megan/Harry moving to Africa? Who the fuck cares?

Who the fuck cares?

Sadly, probably more people than care about the other stuff. At least if my News feed says anything about society. I have to actively block/dislike anything celebrity related or it clogs my feed.

As for notifications, with easy access to news through HN, Apple News, online newspapers, and social media feeds, I don't feel like I need notifications for much.

Right now, my phone is limited to texts, calls, meeting reminders, and the security system at my house. None from social media, none from news, email is off, etc.

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by stretchpants »

anbop wrote: post #34
egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

Apps with notification permission on my phone: Uber, Apple Pay.

i've had to disable uber because they spam you with "offers".

Re: Apple News has a notification spam problem

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Post by nkrisc »

14 wrote: post #5
egypturnash wrote: post #4

Is this really an app you want to leave notifications on for, period? It feels like the kind of thing where you just say "okay now is time to Read Some News" and go see what's new. YMMV, I have generally turned off notifications for everything .

Agreed. I’ve turned off Facebook notifications years ago after they were spamming the heck out of me. A friend of a friend added a photo wow Facebook. It just became too much. Now I log onto Facebook a few times a month to usually about 30-40 notifications I often click once to clear but often don’t read through them. They are so desperate to have us engage with the screen.

They started texting me that I had notifications. I'm pretty sure I provided my phone for 2FA, or they just scraped it off my phone when I had the app installed (mistake). This was also shortly after they had one day shown me some kind of dashboard where I could see the various engagements with content I posted. It just stunk of sadness and desperation. I closed my account after that.
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