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by melq 1919 days ago
OP didn't say "I want to prevent chrome from sending notifications". If he did, then sure, having an option toggle would solve his problem. But that's not what he said.

He said he doesn't want chrome to be able to push notifications to his phone. Having an option to disable that feature means it is has to be possible in the first place.

Maybe I am being overly pedantic, but to me the distinction matters.
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egeozcan 1919 days ago
Then it should be said "I don't want Chrome pushing notifications on anyone's phone, ever".

If you want it for yourself, you can make it happen. If you change a setting that disables ALL notifications for Chrome in your Android phone, your condition is satisfied. Chrome is not able to send notifications, unless the developers find a workaround :)

I want selected websites to be pushing notifications to me through Firefox. For example ebay-kleinanzeigen. Why should I install an app for that purpose?

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melq 1919 days ago
I hope I'm not coming off as contentious, and I know I'm sort of beating a dead horse here, but I really feel like this distinction matters, so bear with me:

>Chrome is not able to send notifications, unless the developers find a workaround :)

Yes, it is able to send notifications. It won't (or shouldn't, at least) but it is still capable of sending notifications.

If I put my manual transmission car in first gear, it's never going to shift to second, but it still able shift to second.

Lets say I told you your showerhead has the capability to live stream your showers on youtube, but that feature has been toggled off. I'm sure you would understand if some people didn't want that to be possible in the first place, whether or not you agree with them.

> Why should I install an app for that purpose?

I'm not saying you should! I'm not arguing the merits of the original opinion, I'm simply saying there is a difference between whether an application can do something, and whether it will do something.

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egeozcan 1919 days ago
If you turn off notifications for Chrome, it can't send notifications. If you rip off your transmission, your car can't switch to first gear.
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oji0hub 1919 days ago
That's not the same thing..........
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