Interesting. Thanks for the info. I turned off the listening notification. Hopefully this is the one you meant. I hadn't thought about settings for the device itself.

I don't entirely understand the verification notice and all. I don't understand the context of verification. I generally avoid making any external internet connections (finger printing) between my phone and other hardware. They are on separate VPNs and firewalls. I get the message about no verification every time I open element. I don't know what it is trying to verify exactly. I imagine it is a copy of the keys and hashes, but like, I don't want to connect social across devices and I am given no options or context details. I don't mind backing up or storing keys, but I'm not installing the software on my workstation or punching holes in that firewall.

Yes, for social type stuff. I'm disabled. Interruptions are very counter productive for me. If I have the strength to work on something, the last thing I need is some excuse for distraction. It will only be a short time before I will need to take a break, and will inevitably see whatever pending dot notifications I am interested in checking. Or I'll just check them manually if I care. I don't mind when notifications are from individuals sending direct messages. I don't want any other form of notifications by default. I'm fine with something like a dot notification on the app only, like if there is a direct comment reply to something I posted on a general thread, but this is not a phone call, sms or equivalent type of priority to me. It is peripheral, and something that has limited import. It shouldn't demand my attention with a sound in the real analog world, or shove itself in my face the moment I view a device. Like a student in a classroom, it should quietly raise its hand and wait for its turn if time allows.