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[โ€“] tja@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So if the developer does their homework I can turn off particular notification types and let others through

Experience shows that most apps, especially the ones where you would want to disable a subset of their notifications, do not support that.
So in most cases I will just disable them completely and if I feel generous I will remind them about this feature via a play store review.

[โ€“] dgriffith@aussie.zone 1 points 19 hours ago

I think it's becoming a play store requirement for apps to use various "notification channels" or whatever it's called, so hopefully the all or nothing behaviour will disappear in time.

Orrrr as you say apps get totally silenced / uninstalled, I don't have the patience for that kind of stuff anymore.