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There needs to be a way to only get one push notification for every new message in a group chat (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 7 months ago by mrnarwall to c/showerthoughts
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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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[–] Drummyralf 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Although it might feel like it's really important to stay on top of messages outside of those concentrating times, it really is not. Set your own terms for when to read messages and silence your app altogether.

"But what if I miss out on...?"

Don't let fomo control you. It will awkward at first wanting to check constantly, but you'll find that in reality you don't miss much if you check once or twice a day.