Real-World Cases

Guideline 4.5.4 - Design - Push Notifications. Your app requires users to enable push notifications to complete the onboarding flow.

Fix: Made push notification opt-in during onboarding instead of required. Users can skip and enable later from Settings. Core app features work without push. Only transaction alerts genuinely benefit from...

Guideline 4.5.4 - Design - Push Notifications. Your travel app sends daily deal notifications that users did not explicitly opt into.

Fix: Separated notification categories: Booking Updates (default on) and Deals & Offers (default off). Users choose which types during onboarding. Each notification type can be toggled independently in the...

Guideline 4.5.4 - Design - Push Notifications. Your app requests push notification permission on first launch before the user understands the value.

Fix: Implemented a pre-permission screen explaining what notifications are used for (order updates, price drops, back-in-stock alerts). Only show the system dialog after user taps Enable Notifications. Del...

Guideline 4.5.3 - Your app uses push notifications for promotional purposes without explicit user opt-in for marketing communications.

Fix: Created a separate notification preferences screen with granular controls: Order Updates, Promotional Offers, New Arrivals, Price Drops. Only send promotional pushes to users who explicitly enable tha...

Guideline 4.5.3 - Push notifications should not be used for direct marketing purposes unless customers have explicitly opted in.

Fix: Removed all promotional content from digest notifications. Now digests only include genuine user interactions (likes, comments, messages). Created a separate In-App notification center for content sug...

Guideline 4.5.4 - Design - Push Notifications. Your app uses push notifications to send promotional content and advertisements to users.

Fix: Changed push notifications to only send order updates, shipping status, and personalized recommendations the user opted into. Added a notification preferences screen where users explicitly choose what...

Guideline 4.5.4 - Design - Push Notifications. Push notifications must not be used for marketing, promotions, or direct marketing purposes unless users have explicitly opted in.

Fix: Removed all promotional push content. Notifications now only trigger for timer completions and user-set reminders. Added an optional newsletter section within the app for tips instead of push.