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rOzeclawz Follow 2d ago

what the fuck makes phone apps so cocky as to send me notifications telling me to use it. my grocery list app straight up went "you havent made a list in a while!" are you out of your fucking mind. you are a program. why are you speaking to me like youre my equal. i could replace you with a pen and the back of a receipt. idiot. i kill you now

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago

"OK, adding pen and paper to your shopping list."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

App developers should learn that the "Maybe later" button makes me delete their app.

Yes or no.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I hate how app send notifications constantly now. It's gotten to the point where I'll just uninstall it if it annoys me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago

I've muted 95% of all apps from being able to notify me.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 hours ago

I mercilessly block notifications. Especially Uber

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Turn on "do not disturb" permanently. That's what I did

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

Setting my phone to silent semi-permanently was a great decision. The sound of sensation of buzzing has become something I dread. Do not "ping" at me, machine. I will check for messages when I am bored, and no sooner!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I changed my first name in part because of this kind of nonsense. In the old days companies would refer to you as Mr. Surname, these days they're gross and chummy. Stay in your lane, we're not friends, you can use my paperwork name that I have no emotional connection to.

[–] JamesStallion 1 points 27 minutes ago

Hey Flamekebab, why aren't you meeting your commitment to practice swahili for 40 minutes a day :(

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I'm using more and more "master" as a first name online. That helps a lot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I'm taking this idea, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 41 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

It's the only thing worse than getting interrupted using the app asking for me to review it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago

I do review them when they pull that bullshit, I give them 1 star.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 hours ago

Three seconds after you start it for the 1st time

[–] [email protected] 60 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Any app that does shit like that immediately loses notification privileges. At the very least. If it's something that I don't need (thanks for reminding me, app), then I will just remove it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I wish there was a more punitive option. Like, yeah, I disallowed notifications, but I also had a leaky gallon of liquid shit delivered to the CEO's home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

The most punitive thing you can do is give it a 1 star review.

As it so happens it's also the nicest thing you can do for everybody else since it makes it less likely people will download that app.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

No application should have this privilege by default. I only gives it to apps that can't work without it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Free apps aren't made for you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 minutes ago

On the Play store, maybe.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know why you were down oted but it's true. Free apps exist solely to take your data.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 hours ago

I mean if you take a look into f-droid a lot of free apps that are tracking free and perfect to use. So there are apps that are free and good to use.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

One more reason why i prefer Open Source. There, apps get made for utility, not for money.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And popularized by utility, not profit or market share

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Sometimes I put directions into Maps for a work thing and I have to be there before the location opens to the public and when I put the address in, before it will give me directions, the app says, "HEY, THE PLACE YOU'RE GOING MIGHT NOT BE OPEN, JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW, STUPID ASSHOLE."

It makes me unreasonably(?) furious.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Driving somewhere unknown, I need gas..."hey phone, take me to the nearest gas station" "okay, here's a tiny list of gas stations to choose from, please click the one you want"

Hands free navigation at its finest.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 hours ago

Maybe you wouldn't have that problem if you didn't burn gasoline. Seems like a sensible solution to the safety concern too.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago

Breh my job involves driving to addresses outside of their normal working hours to the general public . It is so f u c k i n g annoying to have to listen to day in and day out. Same with "traffic is heavier than usual". Also every. Damn. Day at the same time of day.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I get this happen to me too, but honestly it feels like a feature that helps more people than it annoys the rest. Even though I'm among those annoyed

[–] Threeme2189 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

It's like when customer service call centers have 'longer than average wait times" because of "higher than average call volume" all of the fucking time. If it happens all the time, it ain't higher than average.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

The average human being has one breast and one testicle. If you're closed at night, then all daytime activity is higher than average.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 12 hours ago (17 children)

The worst are apps that send ads through notifications.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 hours ago

That's an instant uninstall for me

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

I have this as a sticker on my water bottle

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