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Unstoppable promotional notifications in meditation app

💚 healthproduct problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A Headspace user reports that the app sends persistent, unwanted notifications regarding health insurance and third-party services that cannot be disabled through the app's settings.

Who's affected: A Headspace app user who prefers to opt out of promotional content.

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

🔧 Fix this

Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A granular notification management dashboard within the app that allows users to opt-out of all marketing and third-party partner communications.
  2. A 'Do Not Disturb' mode for apps that silences all non-essential content while preserving core functionality.
  3. A community-driven browser extension or tool that flags apps with non-dismissible promotional patterns.
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Real voices

“The genius AI unit told me that I could not stop the pestering about my health insurance coverage and outside sources”

Source: App Store review: headspace

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