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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by Epskampie on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @02:32AM (#22042646)
On ios every app has to ask permission before the first notification, so you will not get the spammy ones in the first place.

I agree with your point that android is making management much easier though.

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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by bambataa on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @04:27AM (#22043184)
But apps request permission to do functionality-related things and then spam you. Grab, a ride-hailing app I used in SE Asia, was terrible for this.
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by saagarjha on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @06:37AM (#22043847)
On iOS 12 and above apps can post provisional notifications without consent: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/...
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Re:iOS 13 app tracking alert has dramatically cut location d... by jclardy on Tuesday January 14, 2020 @07:36AM (#22044203)
They can, but I’ve literally never seen this used in practice as an iOS dev that is regularly trying out all the latest apps.

These notifications go straight into Notification Center, which means if you never swipe down to look at notifications, you’ll never even see them (They don’t show a banner, or even on the lock screen.) That limits their value to the marketing people looking to juice their engagement numbers with spam push notifications.

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