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I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Re: I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Post by zamadatix »

Rebelgecko wrote: post #71
zamadatix wrote: post #60

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For Android I think the only thing needed for this is for disabled apps to show as grayed out in the launcher instead of hidden. I wonder if that's information available to launchers or only available in the system app menu.

On Android, paused apps turn gray on the home screen and in the app drawer. However there's sometimes a delay of ~10 seconds before it happens

Interesting, which launcher is that with? Trebuchet? Using Nova they just disappear for me which is... not exactly convenient for turning them back on lol.

Re: I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Post by jdbernard »

efreak wrote: post #201
robocat wrote: post #148

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I install Uber when I need to use it, then deinstall it after pickup. If I forget to deinstall it, Uber kindly send me a notification reminder (random text with with a percent symbol within it), to remind me to deinstall it.

at least on Android there's no need to completely uninstall it. you can disable the app with force stop; this should allow it to get updates, but shouldn't allow it to run again until you open it manually

Only if your phone manufacturer installs it as part of the base image. I'm on Android and, Uber doesn't come pre-installed, and when I remove it, it's completely gone.

Re: I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Post by Rebelgecko »

zamadatix wrote: post #291
Rebelgecko wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On Android, paused apps turn gray on the home screen and in the app drawer. However there's sometimes a delay of ~10 seconds before it happens

Interesting, which launcher is that with? Trebuchet? Using Nova they just disappear for me which is... not exactly convenient for turning them back on lol.

Just the stock Pixel launcher (and just to clarify, that's for "Paused" apps, not disabled ones)

Re: I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Post by zamadatix »

Rebelgecko wrote: post #293
zamadatix wrote: post #291

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting, which launcher is that with? Trebuchet? Using Nova they just disappear for me which is... not exactly convenient for turning them back on lol.

Just the stock Pixel launcher (and just to clarify, that's for "Paused" apps, not disabled ones)

Ah, might be time for a new phone with newer Android it seems :). Thanks!

Re: I only care about the helpful notifications, not the promotional ones

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Post by zarzavat »

chmod775 wrote: post #282
scarface74 wrote: post #269

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I would too. But the fees for trying to get my car in checked baggage when I fly for business or vacations are insane.

I mean I went with "renting a car at my destination" instead of trying to check my own car into baggage, but to each their own.

It would be a lot cheaper to buy a burner phone.

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Post by j-bos »

gpt5 wrote: post #155
throw1230 wrote: post #145

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One strike and you're out rule works perfectly fine for me. If they think they can abuse my attention with stuff like this, I immediately uninstall and go on with my life.

I've been struggling with the Uber app and Uber Eats who has been sending me ads which I found no way to disable. My problem is that I do want notifications for when my driver has arrived.

I found it helpful to force stop the app whenever I'm not actively using it.

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Post by ysavir »

jazzyjackson wrote: post #263
LadyCailin wrote: post #231

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You could also be a hermit and live in the woods. Thats not really the point though. For paid services, I think it’s entirely reasonable to say that you don’t want to see ads.

I mean I went with "own a car and pick up food myself" instead of the whole hermitage thing, but to each their own there have always been ads when I go to the movies, and in the magazines I pay good money for. nothing about paying for a product should give you an expectation of ad free, that's a very slim niche of a business model where they pummel you with ads until you subscribe a la spotify and youtube, but its no…

The difference here is that you see those ads when you go to the movies, or when you pick up the magazine. You're exposed to them on your own schedule. Phone notification ads, on the other hand, demand your attention with a sound or a vibration on their schedule.

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Post by Gigachad »

izacus wrote: post #122
dguo wrote: post #23

My rule is: if I get a single notification that I find useless, I'll immediately disable that notification channel (I'm on Android; I'm not sure if iOS has a concept of channel-specific settings) for that app. Even if the channel can include useful notifications, as the article discusses. If the app doesn't bother to categorize its notifications into channels at all, I turn off its notifications entirely, and I won't…

> My rule is: if I get a single notification that I find useless, I'll immediately disable that notification channel (I'm on Android; I'm not sure if iOS has a concept of channel-specific settings) for that app. Even if the channel can include useful notifications, as the article discusses. Well, the developers have started fighting against that by not splitting notifications into channels anymore. Now you just get "…

This is a fight that OS makers need to be in on. Apple added the concept of time critical notifications. It is or should be a tos violation if an app falsely labels spam as time critical.

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Post by HWR_14 »

benmanns wrote: post #217
reflexco wrote: post #195

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That's exactly why I stopped using Uber. It was annoying to not get notification when drivers arrive, but there's no way I'm giving them free access to make my pocket vibrate all day long.

If you turn off notifications they will use text messages to contact you. I’ve never gotten a spam text message from them, which makes some sense as they’re more regulated than push notifications.

Texts are more expensive than push notifications. I don't actually think they're more expensive.
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