Notification Message Presentation with Inline Settings Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often receive notifications from websites and applications without understanding their purpose or how to disable them, leading to a need for improved methods to present and manage notification settings.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines notification settings for a user device, presents notifications with a message containing a selectable input to modify settings, and allows users to disable specific types of notifications, with options to inhibit future notifications if selected.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If notifications are presented to users without additional information, then the notification delivery is simple and efficient, but users do not understand the purpose of notifications or how to disable them
Solution Approach 1:
The system presents explanatory messages and control options to users before they need to act on notifications. The message is displayed concurrently with the notification, providing users with understanding and control options in advance, rather than requiring them to search for settings afterward.
Solution Approach 2:
An intermediary message is introduced between the notification and the user's understanding/action. This message serves as a mediator that explains the notification's purpose and provides control options, bridging the gap between the simple notification delivery and user comprehension.
2Ease of operation
If users are provided with options to modify notification settings, then user control over notifications is improved, but the notification system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The notification, explanatory message, and control options are merged into a single integrated presentation. Instead of separate components requiring multiple interactions, the system combines the notification delivery with the explanatory message and controls in one unified interface, simplifying the overall interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system provides users with self-service capabilities by including direct controls within the notification message itself. Users can modify their notification settings or disable specific types of notifications directly from the message without needing to navigate to separate settings menus.
3Loss of information
If explanatory messages are presented with notifications, then user understanding is enhanced, but the presentation time and interface complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The explanatory message is presented in advance with the notification, providing users with all necessary information and control options before they need to make a decision. This preliminary presentation prevents the need for additional time-consuming interactions later.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification and explanatory message are merged into a single concurrent presentation, delivering both the alert and the explanation simultaneously rather than sequentially. This reduces the total time required for users to understand and respond to notifications.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and media for presenting messages related to notifications are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: determining notification settings; determining that a notification of a particular type of notification is to be presented on a user device, wherein the particular type of notification is a notification that indicates recommended content to a user of the user device; causing the notification to be presented on the user device; determining that a message containing information related to the notification is to be presented on the user device, wherein the message includes a selectable input that, when selected, causes a user interface for modifying the notification settings to be presented; causing the message to be presented concurrently with the notification on the user device; in response to determining that the selectable input has been selected, causing the user interface for modifying the notification settings to be presented on the user device.