Royce Williams @tychotithonus@infosec.exchange
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Okay, that's it, I'm turning off all notifications and badges for the Google Play Store. It's nothing but spam now, with what appears to be no way to only get functional notifications.

Edit: I provisionally take it back, there is a config section after you expand, titled " payments, deals, and recommendations". I'll report back in a few days whether this works or not.

Notification icon in the upper right hand corner of the Google Play Store app, a little line drawing of a bell, with a badge count of six.The first three unread "alerts" in the Google Play Store app. Titles: "tap into this month's game picks", "43 updates need approval", "find a new favorite app on play". There's also a pop-up at the top with the title "get updates faster", with the text " receive special offers, Early Access to new features and updates. Stay informed with notifications and emails."The rest the of the "alerts", titled "your favorite anime", "multiplayer fun with friends or foes" and "offline fun you can have anywhere".The notification settings area (at the Android level) for the Google Play app. The only categories enabled are "updates available" and "maintenance". Notice that neither of these seem to really cover "spam me about game crap".
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