App notifications

Every issue, all time, most people first

1. Apps ask to enable notifications immediately on first openUnreviewed

   6 people since 2021, in 4 different years · 2 this year

   20142026
   • Permission prompts are pushed every time the app opens and default-checked boxes trick users into opting in2026-05-28
   • Apps ask to enable notifications immediately, wasting the user's time and attention2026-02-02
   • Apps show a fake pre-prompt first, so tapping No there still leaves notifications enabled2025-02-17
   Something wrong here?

2. Can't disable promotional notifications, flooding users with spamUnreviewed

   3 people since 2022, in 3 different years · 1 this year

   20142026
   • Turning on notifications floods the drawer with marketing spam, hard to separate from critical alerts2026-04-12
   • Impossible to disable promotional notifications, so users are flooded with spam2023-06-25
   • Promotional notifications stay on despite disabling them, due to developer dark patterns2022-06-06
   Something wrong here?

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