Dear Samsung Dev Team, I’d like to propose a system-level enhancement to notification lifecycle management—specifically targeting the persistence of alerts in the status shade and app icon badges even after the corresponding app has been opened and the relevant alert viewed.
Context
Current behavior in One UI on Galaxy S24 Ultra retains notifications despite the following user interaction sequence:
1. User receives notification (e.g., from WhatsApp, Gmail, Discord).
2. User taps notification or opens app manually.
3. Alert is acknowledged or read within the app. Despite completion of step 3, the notification persists in:
- Status bar and notification shade.
- App icon badge (dot or numeric count).
- Notification tray until manually dismissed.
This behavior contradicts the expected lifecycle of non-persistent alerts and creates friction for users managing large volumes of incoming notifications.
Proposed Solution
Introduce a cross-app notification flagging API or permission setting at the system level to signal:
- FLAGAUTODISMISSAFTERVIEW: A developer-configurable flag within Android’s notification manager allowing ephemeral alerts to auto-dismiss once related activity or fragment is launched.
- System-wide user toggle: “Auto-clear notifications after app interaction” in Settings > Notifications > Advanced that overrides app-level behavior. Additionally, allow developers or power users to define lifecycle parameters based on:
- Intent resolution paths (PendingIntent.getActivity() vs. direct interaction).
- View state detection (e.g., marking messages as “read” or “seen”).
- App foreground callback triggers.
Optional Enhancement Samsung could integrate this functionality into Good Lock > NotiStar as an experimental feature, allowing user-defined rulesets like:
- “Clear notifications from App X once viewed.”
- “Hide badge if app was opened in last Y minutes.” This would be particularly helpful for edge cases like persistent media controls, tracking apps, and messaging platforms with varied notification logic.
Impact
This feature would:
- Reduce cognitive load and redundant gestures.
- Improve UX coherence across Samsung’s ecosystem.
- Align with Android’s Material You philosophy emphasizing responsiveness and minimalism.
Thank you for considering implementing this improvement in your product backlog. Samsung’s attention to user-centric control is one of its greatest strengths, and this addition could greatly enhance notification hygiene for high-engagement users.
Best regards, marwar, Galaxy S24 Ultra User & Systems Optimization Enthusiast
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