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That's not what they're talking about. On Android, notifications have a "channel". So you can disallow certain types of notifications while still allowing others through.

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This also applies to Apple's focus modes which he was mentioning.

So with Focus Modes, I can allow notifications about delivery from Uber Eats while disallowing notifications about random deals from Uber Eats?

no you can't, it's kind of all or nothing.

Not true. During the creation of a custom Focus mode you can choose the notifications you want, either people or apps (or both).

Yes, you can. You can whitelist apps.

> You can whitelist apps.

There was 1 app in their question.

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