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Re:Teens inundated with phone prompts day and night, researc... by ekidd on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:01PM (#37741028)
> For this reason I have a one strike policy for apps. One marketing notification and permissions are revoked.

Yup, this is very easy to do on Android. Long-press any notification, and you can change the notification preferences for that app.

The first time I see a marketing notification, I gag that app permanently. Takes less than 3 seconds. If this also prevents that app from being useful, oh well, time to uninstall.

In theory, Android apps can also categorize their notifications, so I could selectively gag them. But this takes me at least 30 seconds to figure out, and it doesn't prevent that app developer from abusing their categories. So I almost never attempt fine-grained control, unless it's an essential app. Normally I just block all notifications permanently on the first offense.

Re:Teens inundated with phone prompts day and night, researc... by grotorea on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:08PM (#37741147)
I really wish Google would enforce proper categorization. Risking missing something on any (somewhat) important app because of the occasional marketing notification seems not worth it to me.