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There needs to be a way to only get one push notification for every new message in a group chat (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by mrnarwall@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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I dont know about others, but sometimes I am not able to check my phone, or be fully present in a conversation that I'm part of. Maybe I'm concentrating on work, or driving, and not able to look. It gets distracting when my phone is constantly buzzing and chiming for 5 minutes straight. Muting the chat can help, but if you forget to check it, or get added to a new one, you can't really do anything about it. I just want to be able to get notified once that the chat has new messages, decide how I want to react, and then move on from it. Is that too much to ask?

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[โ€“] mrnarwall@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think your last paragraph sums up the reason for my frustration. Most of my family and friends are only chatting via the standard text app for their respective phones, and so I specifically would want to configure those notifications

[โ€“] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah, it's not ideal. I feel you; when group texts get chatty, it gets really annoying and you have to mute it. Good luck in your quest, though.