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Android 10's Annoying Notifications !?!?

Started Jul 28, 2020 | Discussions thread
Simon Garrett Veteran Member • Posts: 7,461
Re: Android 10's Annoying Notifications !?!?

For developers, Android 10 is a bit of a mixed blessing.

The wise Android Gods have decided that users don't want to be disturbed by background tasks. Yes, I know that's contrary to what you are describing! But they have now severely restricted what background apps can do:

Android 10 (API level 29) and higher place restrictions on when apps can start activities when the app is running in the background. These restrictions help minimize interruptions for the user and keep the user more in control of what's shown on their screen.

My emphasis.  This from https://developer.android.com/guide/components/activities/background-starts

The result is that a background task can interact with the user only by making a sound or raising a notification.  Perhaps this is what's happening: app developers now create notifications more often as it's the only thing you can do from the background.

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