BuzzKill Adds $4 Restore-After-Reboot Tool for Android Notifications

1 articles · Updated · Computerworld · May 27

BuzzKill has added an experimental “Restore after reboot” action that saves active Android notifications before a restart and restores them once the device boots back up.
The feature targets a longstanding Android gap: pending alerts often disappear after reboots, leaving no obvious record of missed emails, messages or task reminders.
Users can enable it in about 2 minutes by creating a new BuzzKill rule, applying it to all notifications or selected apps and choosing the “Restore after reboot” system action.
The app costs $4 as a one-time purchase, and the report says it needs no unusual permissions, collects no phone data and has no internet access.
The addition arrives ahead of Android 17’s rollout, offering a practical notification safeguard on any Android device now rather than waiting for a platform update.

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