• Zerfallen@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Would be better if it were optional. The little key in the status area is more than enough indication for me. A persistent notification is not a notification, it’s a hack.

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        1 year ago

        The hack is the aggressive battery optimization in some phones that don’t respect the native Android battery optimization settings and still kill apps.

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          1 year ago

          I get it, and i guess the fault is on Google for not providing an alternative for such apps. Still a hack though, because such things don’t belong in the user’s notifications.

      • Fuck spez@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        It is optional unless I misunderstood. You can disable the persistent notification by disabling VPN notifications in the Google One app.