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1. Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 01:12:17 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
   Cell phone notifications (whether audible or vibrate) are a wretched addition to human experience
   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 01:37:02 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     • mike805
     @mike805 yeah most notifications are opt in these days. It isn't that I have a problem with a notification area or visual indicator. I mainly just think that the interruption and demand for attention when you have audible notifications enabled can really be a huge distraction. Most events you will receive notifications for rarely demand immediate attention, but my attention has been interrupted to let me know I received an email I don't even need to reply to. I think having a notification the next time you look at the phone is fine (although it can still be abusive if you can't dismiss them [Tmobile recently wanted to let me know they sell games on the store for weeks] or they reappear too frequently).
   • mike805 (mike805@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 07-Jul-2023 01:37:03 JST mike805

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     @thatguyoverthere The abuse of them is, yes. Machine-generated communication of all kinds is often an annoyance.

     I am currently writing an app that includes notifications, but the notifications are initiated by the user. Just got that working yesterday.

     In Android 13, I have to ask the user for permission and wait for a yes before I can send anything from my app. They have restricted that stuff quite a bit.

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