[vyper91]

said no-one ever

edit: clearly some people share your sentiment, but whilst introduction of iOS notifications were a relief, I can't understand why anyone would think they are better than Android.

It's a commonly shared sentiment at least that Android notifications are leagues ahead of iOS.

My biggest gripe is the lack of grouping, and I do miss the fact Android used to give me 'active' notifications such as a progress bar on the download of a Spotify album, for example.

[dijit]

Aside from grouping, iOS notifications are better for me.

It feels like you control the messages you get, how they're positioned, what priority they get etc; much more on iOS. I'm sure this is actually release dependent, I can only speak from the old CM and modern Samsung ROMs.. but iOS generally >feels< a lot nicer, like I'm in control; non-removal notifications, general frequency and lack of notification location control contribute to this.

[zaarn]

Newer Android version do bring a lot of control, you can disallow applications to send specific types of notifications and set up how the notification will be made notifiable; vibration, tone, none at all, blink LED, etc.

You can set priorities too IIRC.

[rimliu]

My take is simple: if you need grouping that means you are getting way too many notifications. I leave only the most essential on (like the very important, or very rare). No the world will not fall apart if you are not notified about something the second it happens.

[jaegerpicker]

I hate Android notifications, the are constantly there and a bunch you can not dismiss. It’s my least favorite thing about the OS.

[vesak]

>I can't understand why anyone would think they are better than Android.

I have used Android exclusively since some early Sony-Ericsson phones, and moved to iPhone just recently. I cannot put my finger exactly on why I prefer these notifications, but I think it has something to do with how easy it is to ignore them on iOS.

On Android, they're constantly on my face until I manually go through them. On iOS, they pop by once and exactly once and if I ignore them, they kinda vanish to the background immediately.