alt Hacker NewsOn iOS atleast, Live Activities are separate from Notifications. So I can still monitor food or grocery delivery even though I have turned off their notifications.
Now a few apps have started sending notifications through WhatsApp because they have my phone number. e.g. Amazon
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I'm not worried about missing food notifications because they send me an email and a text (... and a fax and a hardcopy confirmation letter in the mail.)
On iOS atleast, Live Activities are separate from Notifications.
Should be, but not always. There are plenty of apps that still mix marketing and functional notification.
Hell, even Apple does this, especially on new devices.
[Settings]: Log in to your iCloud account to sync data.
Three minutes later…
[Settings]: You qualify for three free months of Apple Music!
Yeah, but I still see apps that don't implement those features. Mostly React Native/Flutter apps that don't bother implementing native features. On Android it's even more depressing.