[Brajeshwar]

Unless an App/Platform/Service is an “if you miss the info, you/someone dies or might die or almost die,” then the notifications should be user-initiated. As a user, I should be the one who opted in to say, “Yes, I like this category of updates, and it is OK to send them to me.” Many an app/company assumes by default when I sign up or even use my email/phone to contact/connect for anything that, “Baaaaam, there you go -- fished another one -- send in the onslaught of our ads, hook, line, and sinker.”

I need to update for the new pattern of notifications, but my article[1] from 2014 remains valid -- stop the notifications -- either as soon as you install an App or as part of your weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly digital cleanup chores. Many friends have thanked me countless times for this small suggestion I wrote down on my blog. These days, forget the idea of productivity; everyday/casual living can really benefit without the need for extra nosy/noisy push notifications.

As an app developer, platform service provider, when you know you can but have a teeny-tiny bit of a doubt, do not push that notification.

1. https://brajeshwar.com/2014/missing-step-productivity-activi...