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DoNotNotify is now Open Source (donotnotify.com)
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Kudos on open-sourcing!
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I would pay a lot to have this on iPhone as I'm distracted easily due to my ADHD. iOS doesn't have as granular notification configuration as Android (topics?) plus Apple probably wouldn't agree to funnel all notification through 3rd party app.
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Ever since iOS introduced "reduce interruptions" mode I've been using it ever since and it's really great. It's not as customisable as this app, but I still highly recommend anything like this for those who're tired of notifications spam
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How does it compare to https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.systemui.notilus?langCd=en ?
Android 15/16 does allow you to control notifications even lower, at the level of notification category, but indeed the app must have chosen to use them.
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Most apps that are in need of notification control either: a) bundle everything in one category, from critical notifications without which the app can't fulfill its purpose to "HEY YOU HAVEN'T USED ME IN A DAY, USE ME NOW" spam b) create a new category for spam every time they feel enough users have turned off the previous one, which is often
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Companies do it with email unsubscribe categories to, which is skirting laws for sure.
A month ago, I submitted my app "DoNotNotify" to control Android notifications on Show HN [0], and it trended on the front page for a day. I was happy, but the most upvoted comments on the thread were asking for the app to be open sourced, since it dealt with system-wide notifications. My promises weren't good enough, and the community wanted more! Why didn't I open source it in the first place? Linux has been by primary driver for more than a decade. I genuinely believe in the philosophy, and have always wanted to give back to the community. The primary reason, probably, was because I was ashamed that I had 90% vibe-coded the app. More than 2 decades of writing software, and my first contribution to FOSS would be AI-generated code? Would it withstand even the most minimal of scrutiny? Would by (unknown) name forever be tarnished? I exaggerate, but only slightly :) So, yesterday, after a fair bit of trepidation, I changed the github repo visibility to public and put up a announcement on the app's website [1]. I have also submitted the app to F-Droid [2]. As before, I welcome the community's feedback and suggestions! [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46499646 [1] https://donotnotify.com/opensource.html [2] https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/-/issues/3569 -- Anuj Jain
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Shame is a good instinct here.
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I’m not an Android user, but props to you for taking the feedback onboard and doing this, Anuj. Lot of respect for you. In an era of eroded privacy, intrusive notifications, and enshittification you’ve done a genuinely positive and helpful thing to allow ordinary users to fight back. And, yes, some people will criticise code quality but (a) if those people aren’t actively contributing to the product then you should ignore them, and (b) I suspect the complainers will largely be drowned out by the many who will support your decision. You certainly aren’t the only highly experienced engineer vibe-coding their way through a problem - I’m leaning very heavily on Claude, and somewhat on ChatGPT, at the startup I’m working on at the moment. Thank you, Anuj!
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