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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by reaperducer on Thursday May 28, 2026 @08:09AM (#48307790)
On iOS atleast, Live Activities are separate from Notifications.

Should be, but not always. There are plenty of apps that still mix marketing and functional notification.

Hell, even Apple does this, especially on new devices.

[Settings]: Log in to your iCloud account to sync data.

Three minutes later…

[Settings]: You qualify for three free months of Apple Music!

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Re:What Apple and Google are doing to your push notifications by post-it on Thursday May 28, 2026 @10:22AM (#48309357)
Tbf both of those are promotional. If I'm not logged into iCloud, it's for a reason.
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