Re:Dear self: we need to talk about social media
by walrus01 on Friday December 24, 2021 @04:36PM
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With android 8/9/10 it's totally possible to 100% disable all ability for a specific app to send any notifications at all. Not in the settings within the app, but at the operating system level. Not sure if same on iOS.
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Re:Dear self: we need to talk about social media
by neuronic on Friday December 24, 2021 @05:57PM
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Since iOS 15 it has been very easy to just configure a Focus mode. I put all (and I mean all) apps and contacts in a silent-list during whichever time I feel like being left alone.
Can still define certain contacts to reach you in case of emergency and so on.
Love it - silencing the phone is the best thing ever. Starve the attention economy of attention and let all the bad actors like Facebook/Meta slowly perish.
Re:Dear self: we need to talk about social media
by DangitBobby on Friday December 24, 2021 @06:09PM
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This is what I end up doing for most apps. I try to customize them to only send me notifications I care about, but many apps do not let you disable notifications that are designed to increase engagement. Pixel + T-Mobile combined do a very, very good job of blocking robo-calls and spam texts too, so in general I'd say it's gotten much better.
Re:Dear self: we need to talk about social media
by rootusrootus on Friday December 24, 2021 @08:19PM
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> Not sure if same on iOS.
Yes. iOS has several layers of notification control, including all the way down to the specific app. And also type of notification for each app. E.g. is it allowed to put an indicator on icon? How about pop up a banner? Now, can it make any noise?