submitted 4 months ago by SheenSquelcher@lemm.ee to c/voyagerapp@lemmy.world

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Maybe I'm being stupid but where are the notification settings?

I cant see anything in the app, in droid settings it looks as though the permissions haven't been requested?

Am on GrapheneOS if that helps.

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[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 14 points 4 months ago

Notifications in mobile apps aren’t easy. A developer can’t just write code for the app to poll the server every x minutes. When the app isn’t at the foreground, it’s usually frozen and can’t execute any code. So, to get notifications, the app must rely on the host operating system and must have a server running somewhere to talk to the OS. Servers cost money, so now the developer must charge something from users, or sell their data, etc.

So, rejoice on the fact that Voyager is putting you in control of your data, ethically. And just check the app every now and then.

[-] SheenSquelcher@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I wasn't critising, I was just asking "where are the notifications"

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 8 points 4 months ago

I didn’t think you were criticizing. I’m just explaining why you won’t see them.

[-] BigDiction@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

These are super helpful replies. There’s an influx of why doesn’t this platform work like a decade + of monetized tech stack.

[-] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There is a workaround used by Element and Telegram FOSS. They have notifications without using Android's standard notification system.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago

Interesting.

[-] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So charge money for a notifications feature, what’s the big deal? If people don’t want it they don’t have to pay.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If I were an open source developer coding for fun, I wouldn’t want to bother setting up a payment system and the whole nine yards that come with it. Sounds boring as fuck.

But hey, it’s open source, so why don’t you do it?

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think in Android you can have background tasks that do the polling and alerting. No need for a separate server, but you do need to disable battery optimization for the app.