'Constant buzzing': Some teens get thousands of phone notifications in a day, research finds
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A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

  • SinningStromgald@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    9 months ago

    First thing I do when I install any app is turn off every form of notification. The only notification left on is the one for text messages and that’s only via my watch.

    • JDubbleu@programming.devEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      The change to Android where notifications are now a restricted permission by default has been amazing. Just about every notification I get is one I care about because only ~5% of my apps can even do so. Those that send them too frequently quickly become part of the 95%.

      • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        IMO Android notifications have been beating iOS’s notifications system for a LONG TIME. Which is funny because I’m pretty sure iOS was first to “modern” notifications