to prevent you from installing tons of individual apps? the only reason I can think off.. having said that, I don't use anything facebook related and don't like notifications that much.. I've overcame the fear of missing out years ago. I consume news when I want.
We don't, but a lot of people won't resist when one is being pushed on them. The facebook app just has to force enough "Install now!" Banners in their customers(/"products") daily view.
This is the first thing I thought of what I heard about 'Notify', a re-implementation of RSS with restrictions and depending on the RSS service or reader you use, considerably less functionality.
This is less a comment about this specific app and more a comment about notifications in general, but I have found that my day-to-day quality of life and mental state has improved tremendously by disabling all push notifications except for phone calls and text messages.
Each buzz on my wrist or ding in my earphones that someone had written on my wall, or mentioned me in a tweet (let alone the non-social notifications: that your farm is ready for new crops, that your fantasy football team just lost the lead; that your apps have been updated) took me out of whatever I was doing, forcing me to trade focus and clarity for a tiny, hollow reassurance that I was up to date.
Since disabling them, I've felt calmer in my work and personal life. I've been able to focus on both actual tasks and actual leisure much more easily, as opposed to dropping out of them to check on my phone every ten or so minutes (at which point I inevitably get sucked into a different app or timesink.)
Maybe I'm just weird; maybe it's just a placebo thing. I dunno.
There are a number of reasons why this app may be helpful for you. But I urge you to ask yourself before downloading it: how important is it to you to know when the newest Verge article comes out? Is it really worth your time and attention?
Another way to solve this is to declutter and leave on only what truly matters.
The constant barrage of notifications can be deafening - So:
(for me at least)
Leave email notifications turned on - any and all mail that isn't directly related to work I do / server stability / etc... unsubscribe
People generally only text me when it's something important - wife going grocery shopping; friends making plans for a night out, etc... text notifications stay on
Everything else - twitter, facebook, whatsapp, etc... get silenced / turned off
Now when the Apple Watch taps me on the wrist, it can assume it's generally something important.
Was there a "transition" period for you at all? Did you find your self constantly checking (twitter, facebook, etc.) to manually check for notifications?
It does make a lot of sense for notifications to be unbundled from social networks, individual apps, and the phone operating systems, but there really ought to be an open protocol for this stuff.
Wow! An easy way to have media conglomerates drip-feed me bias, propaganda, and advertisements? Thanks Facebook! This is really adding value to my life!
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I'm really starting to feel like I'm becoming a major pessimist about new product announcements these days.
Each buzz on my wrist or ding in my earphones that someone had written on my wall, or mentioned me in a tweet (let alone the non-social notifications: that your farm is ready for new crops, that your fantasy football team just lost the lead; that your apps have been updated) took me out of whatever I was doing, forcing me to trade focus and clarity for a tiny, hollow reassurance that I was up to date.
Since disabling them, I've felt calmer in my work and personal life. I've been able to focus on both actual tasks and actual leisure much more easily, as opposed to dropping out of them to check on my phone every ten or so minutes (at which point I inevitably get sucked into a different app or timesink.)
Maybe I'm just weird; maybe it's just a placebo thing. I dunno.
There are a number of reasons why this app may be helpful for you. But I urge you to ask yourself before downloading it: how important is it to you to know when the newest Verge article comes out? Is it really worth your time and attention?
The constant barrage of notifications can be deafening - So:
(for me at least)
Leave email notifications turned on - any and all mail that isn't directly related to work I do / server stability / etc... unsubscribe
People generally only text me when it's something important - wife going grocery shopping; friends making plans for a night out, etc... text notifications stay on
Everything else - twitter, facebook, whatsapp, etc... get silenced / turned off
Now when the Apple Watch taps me on the wrist, it can assume it's generally something important.