DoNotNotify: Android App Filters Promotional Notifications
DoNotNotify is an Android app designed to filter promotional notifications while allowing important alerts to come through. It addresses the issue of Android's notification system, which has been criticized for its inability to provide granular control over notifications. The app has gained attention for its transparency and the decision to open-source a significant portion of its AI-generated code.
- ▪DoNotNotify filters notifications by title and text content rather than blocking entire apps.
- ▪The developer open-sourced roughly 90% AI-generated code after community pressure.
- ▪Android's notification system has fundamental architectural flaws that require third-party solutions.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3765463) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Maverick-jkp Posted on Jun 3 • Originally published at jakeinsight.com DoNotNotify: Android App Filters Promotional Notifications #productivity #donotnotify #react #subtopicdevtools Your phone buzzes. It's your banking app. Again. Not about suspicious activity. A promotional offer. The third one this week. You can't disable the app's notifications entirely. You actually need alerts for important transactions. But you're drowning in marketing noise disguised as critical updates.
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