Notifications: Challenges and Possible Solutions
summary
Examines smartphone notifications as an interface element that repeatedly interrupts attention and drives users back to apps, and surveys current user behaviours and settings. Reviews when a digital service should implement notifications, which notification types to choose, design examples of respectful notifications, and practical best practices and solution directions to make notifications less intrusive.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to notifications
- 1:30Notification impact
- 3:36Designer risks
- 4:39Notification decision tree
- 7:06Limiting red badges
- 9:12Setting receive times
- 10:36Legal and human arguments
- 12:41Summary and resources
- 13:26Q&A
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