• TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    If an app abuses the privilege of being able to show me notifications, badges or anything, that privilege will be swiftly revoked.

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      5 months ago

      Same. Thankfully android now makes apps ask permission. I never really press “yes” unless I exclusively want that

  • cuchilloc@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    100% agree, not sure if you are referring to a particular app but,food delivery apps are #1 suspect. I h8 it

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    5 months ago

    Easy solution don’t install spyware and malware on your phone. Use web apps if you really have to use that trash.

    Vote with you fucking feet jfc

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      5 months ago

      Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to request permission. Expect 6 to 8 weeks for delivery of response.

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    Tangentially related, but I’ve had a “Tap here to accept the Samsung terms of service” notification for years now. I always swipe it away. I swear they always show it right after I had a bunch of other notifications to make me more likely to tap it. I have thus made it my life’s mission to never accept it.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      When I had a Samsung they’d always pop that up when I was driving and needed to access the GPS, so I never had time to actually see what it was trying to make me agree to, and it wouldn’t let me proceed until I did it. That’s actually one of the reasons I switched off of Samsung products.

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          Oh, originally it was because the ads and trash on their smart TVs. But then I keep hearing about build quality on appliances so I expanded the scope beyond TVs to everything. This phone thing is just another example of anti-consumer practices (though not as bad as some of the others).

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    5 months ago

    Although I agree, I hope that you are also taking a look at the configuration of the allowed notifications for the app. I review that every time some shit like that happens.

  • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Any gas pump that starts playing an ad when you start pumping gas should be set on fire with the manager who approved the decision standing within the blast radius.

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    5 months ago

    And the ability to disable categories of notifications so that these “offers” can never pester me again is one of the greatest intentions of the digital age.