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Comment by mrtksn | Hacker News Reader

You don't get an error message, you get a badge. The difference is that the it acts as a reminder and doesn't pretend that there's something wrong.

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You get a badge for the "System Settings" app for both on macOS & iOS. It's very distracting because there is no way to dismiss it, I had to unpin them from the dock.

You can dismiss it by going to settings, tapping the prompt to set up Siri, then saying you'll "do it later" (again). Annoying AF.

What's been bugging me is that a recent update (16.2?) means there's no way to dismiss the "Set Up Cellular" prompt in Settings anymore on an iPhone with no SIM.

All of this is, frankly, paternalistic bullshit that treats the user like some kind of idiot or sometimes "mark".

Strange, I have Siri completely disabled on Ventura and don't get a notification.

I am referring to not being logged into Apple ID.

It probably depends a lot on the individual user. I know many people don't have a problem with pending notification badges, some colleagues literally always have a bunch. But personally it's a big distraction, because for me a notification badge means I have something left to do. At worst it is dismissing the pending notification, but I always stay at 0 notifications in any apps or services that are running.

It's been distracting enough that I didn't use my previous company iPhone, and it's distracting enough that I'll fully switch off Windows.

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