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How to take control of iOS push notifications The iPhone and iPad use iOS to do many things, and do them well. There is one thing that iOS doesn't currently do well, though, and that is push alerts. This short guide will show you how to take control of alerts on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
The average US smartphone user gets about 46 push notifications a day, according to app analysis firm Business of Apps. OK, let's do some math: There are more than 1.46 billion active iPhone users worldwide. Roughly 46 notifications times a billion and a ...
If you have push notifications turned on for sensitive apps, you may want to reconsider your settings. The United States government and foreign law enforcement can demand Apple and Google share metadata associated with push notifications from apps on iOS ...
Numerous iOS apps are using background processes triggered by push notifications to collect user data about devices, potentially allowing the creation of fingerprinting profiles used for tracking. According to mobile researcher Mysk, who discovered this ...