Macrodroid shell script ADB command app notifications

[FireDroid]

Hello,

I'm looking for a way to enable/disable app specific notifications (for normal apps, not for system apps) like you can do it in Android settings (Settings -> Apps -> [AppName] -> Notifications - > ...) . As far as I know, this might be best (and maybe only) done via a Macrodroid shell script invoking ADB commands. Since I haven't managed to do it until now - could someone please help me? I'm using Android 12, not rooted.

Thanks!

 

[Endercraft]

Do you have something like adb tcpip configured ?
We have threads here that explain how to setup adb commands.

 

[FireDroid]

I'm testing my adb commands via PC/cable, this works fine.
What I'm looking for is which adb command/action/intent/... i have to use for enabling/disabling the shown notification settings...

 

[Dimlos]

In Android 13, there seems to be an adb command to switch notifications, but in Android 12 it seems impossible.
Maybe the only way is to use UI interaction.

 

[Dimlos]

adb shell pm revoke PACKAGE_NAME android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
adb shell pm grant PACKAGE_NAME android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
The command I searched for seems incomplete.
The toggles do not function properly and start working the next time I touch them.

 

[Endercraft]

You can always clear notifications the instant they come, but I think UI Interaction is the way to go. You'd need to know what command MacroDroid runs with root..

 

[FireDroid]

What I found was

adb shell am start -a android.settings.APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS --es android.provider.extra.APP_PACKAGE net.superblock.pushover

to open the exact settings page, it works fine. I thought if I can already open the page maybe there is an intent/action that can change the setting...but I can't find anything

 

[Endercraft]

Try using adb shell input keyevent (keyevent).
You can find lists of keyevents online to navigate.

 

[sampleuserhere]

I don't think it's possible without either ADB WiFi or Root. Tasker could only do it with either one of those privileges by executing the following code.

notification.setNotificationsEnabledForPackage(package_name, uid,1/0)

The low-key workaround would be to disable the notification categories of the target app with third party plugin, like Notification Listener or Autonotification.

 

[Endercraft]

notification.setNotificationsEnabledForPackage(package_name, uid,1/0)

How does Tasker run this code through adb ?

 

[sampleuserhere]

How does Tasker run this code through adb ?

with ADB WiFi action, kind of like Shell Script in Macrodroid but with ADB WiFi privilege.

The action exposes 20+ services, and one of those is notification.

I'm not aware though how Tasker exactly does that though.

 

[Endercraft]

I don't think it would be possible. Either Tasker restricts every notification channel or it gets every notification then snooze/delete them - but adb is not necessary for this..


Commands (screenshot is hard to read) :

allow_listener COMPONENT [user_id (current user if not specified)]

disallow_listener COMPONENT [user_id]

allow_assistant COMPONENT [user_id]

remove_assistant COMPONENT [user_id]

set_dnd [on|none (same as on)|priority|alarms|all|off (same as all)]

allow_dnd PACKAGE [user_id]

disallow_dnd PACKAGE [user_id]

reset_assistant_user_set [user_id]

get_approved_assistant [user_id]

post [--help | flags] TAG TEXT

set_bubbles PACKAGE PREFERENCE (0=none 1=all 2=selected) [user_id]

set_bubbles_channel PACKAGE CHANNEL_ID ALLOW [user_id]

list

get <notification-key>

snooze --for <msec> <notification-key>

unsnooze <notification-key>


It would be a good idea to ask the Tasker developer.

 

[sampleuserhere]

I don't think it would be possible.

It really is possible though . . .

Here's an example with this project from here.
*You may want to check the rest if you have Tasker, those dude's junk is super cool xD.

Anyway, Here's the macro in action, exactly like when I do it manually.

https://imgur.com/GMYvOH6

edit: missing links.

 

[Endercraft]

OK I can run the command in adb shell but it says /system/bin/sh: syntax error: unexpected 'something' every time I try something.

 

[sampleuserhere]

That's the part I exactly have no idea about. It looks like a function syntax in Java or Javascript instead of bash. So it may not be executable in other environment, but that's just my guess.

If OP were on Android 13, he could rely on Dimlos's suggestion. Post notification permission was just recently introduced in A13 after all.

I guess if OP wants to do the job fully in background, he doesn't really have much choices but to snooze the notification or edit the category importance.

 

[sampleuserhere]

I've just found out that POST_NOTIFICATION is also exposed via appops.appops set com.whatsapp POST_NOTIFICATION allow

Maybe you may have a shot with this, by setting the value to ignore. You can grab the other listed permissions as well by running the following code appops get com.whatsapp.