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You can set it to hide and batch up notifications during your off hours and show them later.", "context": "", "use_case": "batching notifications off-hours", "switched_from": "", "story": "Michigan bill would bar employers from requiring after-hours coms with workers"}, {"id": 744137008, "item_id": 46508563, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46508563", "by": "Abishek_Muthian", "date": "2026-01-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "It's so good (and beautiful) that even though I use iPhone as primary device, I receive most of my notifications on android", "excerpt": "Congratulations on the launch OP. I'm currently using BuzzKill[1] for manging notifications on android. It's so good (and beautiful) that even though I use iPhone as primary device, I receive most of my notifications on android and relay it to my iPhone using a Termux script[2] after putting it through BuzzKill. I understand that your USP is logging which BuzzKill also provides with numerous actions and Tasker integr", "context": "iPhone primary, Android secondary", "use_case": "managing Android notifications", "switched_from": "", "story": "Show HN: DoNotNotify \u2013 log and intelligently block notifications on Android"}, {"id": 744003920, "item_id": 46500245, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46500245", "by": "princevegeta89", "date": "2026-01-05", "stance": "recommend", "quote": "I use an app called BuzzKill on Android for achieving this and many more things.", "excerpt": "I use an app called BuzzKill on Android for achieving this and many more things. I usually keep my notification bar at an absolute minimum when it comes to the number of notifications, but this app allows me to set rules for notifications based on their content. By default, all apps that I use have notifications turned off by default and they also get into deep sleep mode. 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