Do you like those extra features that send you unsolicited notifications?
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
October 26, 2023 5:33pm CST
I’m not sure if I’m describing the things I mean correctly, but for example on my phone Google photos sends me regular prompts to ‘remember’ things from a year ago or whenever.
I can see this might have a certain appeal, when it brings up family photos from last Christmas or something like that, but I use my phone for taking pictures of all sorts of things as an easy way to record them, so most of the time the ‘memories’ it brings up for me are photos I took of some unwanted items I wanted to give away on Freegle, a reading of the electricity meter, the model number of the freezer, or some photos Little One wanted when she didn’t have her own camera handy and wanted to record her serving of ice cream.
Then Google tries to add appropriate captions, which can be quite entertaining.
But on the whole I just find all this rather irritating. Do you like these kind of things?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
27 Oct 23
What I dislike the most is their ability to read our mail and even remind us if we have not responded.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Oct 23
I have that turned off. FB is the only thing that does that to me
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Oct 23
I have the ability to take photos with my phone. I do not, however, have the ability to retrieve them. 
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
28 Oct 23
@Fleura I guess they're still in the phone somewhere but don't ask me where... it's just a simple flip phone that's always shutting off the ringer.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
27 Oct 23
I don't need those prompts.I can make them myself if need be.
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@xFiacre (14782)
• Ireland
27 Oct 23
@fleura I find most unsolicited interference by the internet extremely irritating. It's as if I'm no longer in charge of my life, and that I'm some sort of numpty if I'm not giving control over the man. I also object to the assumptions that are made by this internet thing - I'm not interested in who's having a meltdown on Strictly or who what Britney did next. I'm just an atribilious old codger who eschews popular culture and has outgrown his teenage preoccupations. Oh dear, now you've got me started.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
27 Oct 23
Facebook does this with past posts. They don't really bother me. Sometimes it's nice to see what I posted 6, 8 or even 10 years ago. Have a good day and weekend.
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