Remove unused notifications, reintroduce later

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ENFORCE_UPDATE_OWNERSHIP" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES" />

android/app/src/main/res/drawable-v21/ic_notification.xml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:width="18dp"
-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="19"
-    android:viewportHeight="32">
-    <!-- Zapstore icon for notifications -->
-    <path
-        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
-        android:pathData="M18.8379,13.9711L8.84956,0.356086C8.30464,-0.386684 7.10438,0.128479 7.30103,1.02073L9.04686,8.94232C9.16268,9.46783 8.74887,9.96266 8.19641,9.9593L0.871032,9.91477C0.194934,9.91066 -0.223975,10.6293 0.126748,11.1916L7.69743,23.3297C7.99957,23.8141 7.73264,24.4447 7.16744,24.5816L5.40958,25.0076C4.70199,25.179 4.51727,26.0734 5.10186,26.4974L12.4572,31.8326C12.9554,32.194 13.6711,31.9411 13.8147,31.3529L15.8505,23.0152C16.0137,22.3465 15.3281,21.7801 14.6762,22.0452L13.0661,22.7001C12.5619,22.9052 11.991,22.6092 11.8849,22.0877L10.7521,16.5224C10.6486,16.014 11.038,15.5365 11.5704,15.5188L18.1639,15.2998C18.8529,15.2769 19.2383,14.517 18.8379,13.9711Z"/>
-</vector>

android/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notification.xml

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:width="18dp"
-    android:height="24dp"
-    android:viewportWidth="19"
-    android:viewportHeight="32">
-    <!-- Zapstore icon for notifications -->
-    <path
-        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
-        android:pathData="M18.8379,13.9711L8.84956,0.356086C8.30464,-0.386684 7.10438,0.128479 7.30103,1.02073L9.04686,8.94232C9.16268,9.46783 8.74887,9.96266 8.19641,9.9593L0.871032,9.91477C0.194934,9.91066 -0.223975,10.6293 0.126748,11.1916L7.69743,23.3297C7.99957,23.8141 7.73264,24.4447 7.16744,24.5816L5.40958,25.0076C4.70199,25.179 4.51727,26.0734 5.10186,26.4974L12.4572,31.8326C12.9554,32.194 13.6711,31.9411 13.8147,31.3529L15.8505,23.0152C16.0137,22.3465 15.3281,21.7801 14.6762,22.0452L13.0661,22.7001C12.5619,22.9052 11.991,22.6092 11.8849,22.0877L10.7521,16.5224C10.6486,16.014 11.038,15.5365 11.5704,15.5188L18.1639,15.2998C18.8529,15.2769 19.2383,14.517 18.8379,13.9711Z"/>
-</vector>

lib/main.dart

@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ final appInitializationProvider = FutureProvider<void>((ref) async {
   // Initialize device capabilities (used for dynamic download concurrency)
   await DeviceCapabilitiesCache.initialize();
 
-  // Record app open time for background notification throttling
+  // Record app open time (retained for settings / device-key restore)
   await ref
       .read(settingsServiceProvider)
       .update((s) => s.copyWith(lastAppOpened: DateTime.now()));
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class _AppLifecycleObserver with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     final packageManager = _ref.read(packageManagerProvider.notifier);
 
     if (state == AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
-      // Record app open time for background notification throttling
+      // Record app open time (retained for settings / device-key restore)
       unawaited(_recordAppOpened());
 
       // Sync installed packages to detect installs that completed while backgrounded
@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ class _AppLifecycleObserver with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   }
 
   /// Record that the user opened the app.
-  /// This is used to check inactivity for background notifications.
   Future<void> _recordAppOpened() async {
     await SettingsService().update(
       (s) => s.copyWith(lastAppOpened: DateTime.now()),

lib/services/background_auto_update_executor.dart

@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ class BackgroundAutoUpdateExecutor {
 
       final pending = pendingInstalls[appId];
       if (!pkg.canInstallSilently && pending?.hash == target.hash) {
-        // This exact manual update is already downloaded and verified. It was
+        // This exact manual update is already downloaded and verified.
-        // reported when first staged, so avoid downloading and notifying again.
         continue;
       }
 

lib/services/background_pending_install_store.dart

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class PendingBackgroundInstall {
   }
 }
 
-/// Persists manual background installs until the user taps the notification.
+/// Persists manual background installs until the user installs from Updates.
 class BackgroundPendingInstallStore {
   static const _fileName = 'background_pending_installs.json';
 

lib/services/background_update_service.dart

@@ -5,30 +5,24 @@ import 'dart:ui' as ui;
 import 'dart:ui' show PlatformDispatcher;
 
 import 'package:background_downloader/background_downloader.dart' hide Request;
-import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show FlutterError, kDebugMode;
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show FlutterError;
-import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
-import 'package:permission_handler/permission_handler.dart';
-import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:models/models.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:purplebase/purplebase.dart';
 import 'package:workmanager/workmanager.dart';
-import 'package:zapstore/router.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/background_auto_update_executor.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/background_native_installer.dart';
-import 'package:zapstore/services/background_pending_install_store.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/log_service.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/package_manager/background_package_manager.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/package_manager/dummy_package_manager.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/package_manager/package_manager.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/catalog_fetcher.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/services/settings_service.dart';
-import 'package:zapstore/utils/extensions.dart';
 
-/// Unique task name for background update checking
+/// Legacy notification-only task name (cancelled on init; no longer registered).
 const kBackgroundUpdateTaskName = 'dev.zapstore.backgroundUpdateCheck';
 
 /// Unique task name for unmetered background auto-updates
@@ -37,7 +31,7 @@ const kBackgroundAutoUpdateTaskName = 'dev.zapstore.backgroundAutoUpdate';
 /// Unique task name for weekly cleanup
 const kWeeklyCleanupTaskName = 'dev.zapstore.weeklyCleanup';
 
-/// Unique task identifier
+/// Legacy notification-only task id (cancelled on init; no longer registered).
 const kBackgroundUpdateTaskId = 'backgroundUpdateCheck';
 
 /// Unique task identifier for unmetered background auto-updates
@@ -49,28 +43,9 @@ const kBackgroundAutoUpdateImmediateTaskId = 'backgroundAutoUpdateImmediate';
 /// Unique task identifier for weekly cleanup
 const kWeeklyCleanupTaskId = 'weeklyCleanup';
 
-/// Notification channel for update notifications
-const kUpdateNotificationChannelId = 'zapstore_updates';
-const kUpdateNotificationChannelName = 'App Updates';
-const kUpdateNotificationChannelDescription =
-    'Notifications for available app updates';
-
 /// Stale download threshold for cleanup
 const _staleDownloadThreshold = Duration(days: 7);
 
-/// How long user must be inactive before showing background notification
-const _inactivityThreshold = Duration(hours: 24);
-
-/// Notification payload for deep linking to updates screen
-const _kNotificationPayload = 'updates';
-
-/// Notification payload prefix for ready-to-install manual background updates.
-/// Format: `background-ready:appId1,appId2`
-const _kNotificationPayloadReadyPrefix = 'background-ready:';
-
-/// Notification payload when auto-update ran but needs no user install action.
-const _kNotificationPayloadResults = 'background-results';
-
 /// Input data key for AppCatalog relay URLs
 const kAppCatalogRelaysKey = 'appCatalogRelays';
 
@@ -141,32 +116,15 @@ void callbackDispatcher() {
         try {
           switch (task) {
             case kBackgroundUpdateTaskName:
-              final relayUrls =
+              // Legacy notification-only worker — no longer does work.
-                  (inputData?[kAppCatalogRelaysKey] as List<dynamic>?)
+              return true;
-                      ?.cast<String>()
-                      .toSet();
-              return await _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
-                relayUrls,
-                autoUpdateWorker: false,
-              );
             case kBackgroundAutoUpdateTaskName:
-              final relayUrls =
-                  (inputData?[kAppCatalogRelaysKey] as List<dynamic>?)
-                      ?.cast<String>()
-                      .toSet();
-              return await _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
-                relayUrls,
-                autoUpdateWorker: true,
-              );
             case kBackgroundAutoUpdateImmediateTaskId:
               final relayUrls =
                   (inputData?[kAppCatalogRelaysKey] as List<dynamic>?)
                       ?.cast<String>()
                       .toSet();
-              return await _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
+              return await _checkForUpdatesInBackground(relayUrls);
-                relayUrls,
-                autoUpdateWorker: true,
-              );
             case kWeeklyCleanupTaskName:
               return await _performWeeklyCleanup();
             default:
@@ -269,22 +227,16 @@ Future<bool> _performWeeklyCleanup() async {
   }
 }
 
-/// Background update check logic - runs in a separate isolate via WorkManager.
+/// Background auto-update check — runs in a separate isolate via WorkManager.
 ///
 /// [appCatalogRelays] - Relay URLs resolved from main isolate. Falls back to
 /// default relay if not provided.
-Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
+Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(Set<String>? appCatalogRelays) async {
-  Set<String>? appCatalogRelays, {
-  required bool autoUpdateWorker,
-}) async {
   try {
     final relays = appCatalogRelays ?? {'wss://relay.zapstore.dev'};
     final settings = await SettingsService().load();
 
-    // Notification-only checks keep their existing connected-network schedule.
+    if (!settings.backgroundAutoUpdatesEnabled) {
-    // Auto-update work runs in a separate worker constrained to unmetered
-    // networks. Exactly one worker proceeds for the current setting.
-    if (settings.backgroundAutoUpdatesEnabled != autoUpdateWorker) {
       return true;
     }
 
@@ -346,28 +298,18 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
           source: const LocalSource(),
         );
 
-        if (autoUpdateWorker) {
+        final displayNames = {
-          final displayNames = {
+          for (final app in updatableApps)
-            for (final app in updatableApps)
+            app.identifier: app.name ?? app.identifier,
-              app.identifier: app.name ?? app.identifier,
+        };
-          };
+        final result = await BackgroundAutoUpdateExecutor.run(
-          final result = await BackgroundAutoUpdateExecutor.run(
+          updatableInstallables: updatableInstallables,
-            updatableInstallables: updatableInstallables,
+          installed: pmState.installed,
-            installed: pmState.installed,
+          displayNames: displayNames,
-            displayNames: displayNames,
+        );
-          );
+        await BackgroundNativeInstaller.notifyBackgroundUpdatesCompleted(
-          await BackgroundNativeInstaller.notifyBackgroundUpdatesCompleted(
+          result.updatedAppIds,
-            result.updatedAppIds,
+        );
-          );
-          if (result.hasWork) {
-            await _showAutoUpdateResultNotification(result, updatableApps);
-          }
-        } else {
-          await _showUpdateNotificationIfNeeded(
-            updatableApps,
-            updatableInstallables,
-          );
-        }
       }
 
       return true;
@@ -379,184 +321,6 @@ Future<bool> _checkForUpdatesInBackground(
   }
 }
 
-/// Show a local notification for available updates.
-/// Only notifies if:
-/// 1. User hasn't opened app in 24+ hours
-/// 2. There are updates with installable.createdAt > seenUntil AND > lastOpened
-///    (new since both last notification AND last time user saw the app)
-///
-/// [installables] maps app identifier → the installable (SoftwareAsset or
-/// FileMetadata) that represents the available update. Its `createdAt` is used
-/// for freshness checks instead of `app.latestRelease.value` which is not
-/// populated in the background isolate context.
-Future<void> _showUpdateNotificationIfNeeded(
-  List<App> updates,
-  Map<String, Installable> installables,
-) async {
-  final settingsService = SettingsService();
-  final settings = await settingsService.load();
-
-  // Skip if user recently opened the app
-  if (settings.lastAppOpened != null &&
-      DateTime.now().difference(settings.lastAppOpened!) <
-          _inactivityThreshold) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Get the "seen until" timestamp - updates with createdAt > this are new
-  final seenUntil = settings.seenUntil;
-
-  // Filter to only updates that are genuinely new:
-  // - installable.createdAt > seenUntil (not already notified via background)
-  // - installable.createdAt > lastOpened (not already seen when user opened app)
-  // This prevents nagging about updates user saw in the app but chose to ignore
-  final newUpdates = updates.where((app) {
-    final installable = installables[app.identifier];
-    if (installable == null) return false;
-    final releaseTime = installable.createdAt;
-
-    // Must be newer than last notification (if any)
-    if (seenUntil != null && !releaseTime.isAfter(seenUntil)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    // Must be newer than last app open (if any) - user may have seen it in UI
-    if (settings.lastAppOpened != null &&
-        !releaseTime.isAfter(settings.lastAppOpened!)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }).toList();
-
-  if (newUpdates.isEmpty) {
-    return; // No new updates to notify about
-  }
-
-  // Show the notification
-  final plugin = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
-  const initSettings = InitializationSettings(
-    android: AndroidInitializationSettings('@drawable/ic_notification'),
-  );
-  await plugin.initialize(initSettings);
-  await _ensureUpdateNotificationChannel(plugin);
-
-  final appNames = newUpdates.map((a) => a.name ?? a.identifier).toList();
-  final title = newUpdates.length == 1
-      ? '1 app update available'
-      : '${newUpdates.length} app updates available';
-  final body = appNames.length <= 3
-      ? appNames.join(', ')
-      : '${appNames.take(3).join(', ')} and ${appNames.length - 3} more';
-
-  await plugin.show(
-    0,
-    title,
-    body,
-    const NotificationDetails(
-      android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelId,
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelName,
-        channelDescription: kUpdateNotificationChannelDescription,
-        importance: Importance.defaultImportance,
-        priority: Priority.defaultPriority,
-        showWhen: true,
-        autoCancel: true,
-      ),
-    ),
-    payload: _kNotificationPayload,
-  );
-
-  // Update seenUntil to now - future checks will only notify about releases after this
-  await settingsService.update((s) => s.copyWith(seenUntil: DateTime.now()));
-}
-
-/// Show a notification summarizing background auto-update results.
-Future<void> _showAutoUpdateResultNotification(
-  BackgroundAutoUpdateResult result,
-  List<App> updatableApps,
-) async {
-  final plugin = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
-  const initSettings = InitializationSettings(
-    android: AndroidInitializationSettings('@drawable/ic_notification'),
-  );
-  await plugin.initialize(initSettings);
-  await _ensureUpdateNotificationChannel(plugin);
-
-  final nameById = {
-    for (final app in updatableApps) app.identifier: app.name ?? app.identifier,
-  };
-
-  String name(String appId) => nameById[appId] ?? appId;
-
-  final parts = <String>[];
-  if (result.updatedAppIds.isNotEmpty) {
-    final names = result.updatedAppIds.map(name).toList();
-    parts.add(
-      result.updatedAppIds.length == 1
-          ? 'Updated ${names.first}'
-          : 'Updated ${names.length} apps: ${_formatNameList(names)}',
-    );
-  }
-  if (result.readyAppIds.isNotEmpty) {
-    final names = result.readyAppIds.map(name).toList();
-    parts.add(
-      result.readyAppIds.length == 1
-          ? '${names.first} is ready to update — tap to install'
-          : '${names.length} apps ready to update — tap to install',
-    );
-  }
-  if (result.failedAppIds.isNotEmpty) {
-    parts.add(
-      result.failedAppIds.length == 1
-          ? 'Failed to update ${name(result.failedAppIds.first)}'
-          : 'Failed to update ${result.failedAppIds.length} apps',
-    );
-  }
-
-  final body = parts.join('\n');
-
-  final title = switch ((
-    result.updatedAppIds.isNotEmpty,
-    result.readyAppIds.isNotEmpty,
-  )) {
-    (true, true) => 'Updates applied',
-    (true, false) =>
-      result.updatedAppIds.length == 1 ? 'App updated' : 'Apps updated',
-    (false, true) =>
-      result.readyAppIds.length == 1 ? 'Update ready' : 'Updates ready',
-    _ => 'Update check finished',
-  };
-
-  final payload = result.readyAppIds.isNotEmpty
-      ? '$_kNotificationPayloadReadyPrefix${result.readyAppIds.join(',')}'
-      : _kNotificationPayloadResults;
-
-  await plugin.show(
-    0,
-    title,
-    body,
-    NotificationDetails(
-      android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelId,
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelName,
-        channelDescription: kUpdateNotificationChannelDescription,
-        importance: Importance.defaultImportance,
-        priority: Priority.defaultPriority,
-        showWhen: true,
-        autoCancel: true,
-        styleInformation: BigTextStyleInformation(body),
-      ),
-    ),
-    payload: payload,
-  );
-}
-
-String _formatNameList(List<String> names) {
-  if (names.length <= 3) return names.join(', ');
-  return '${names.take(3).join(', ')} and ${names.length - 3} more';
-}
-
 /// Service for managing background update checks
 class BackgroundUpdateService {
   BackgroundUpdateService(this.ref);
@@ -576,32 +340,14 @@ class BackgroundUpdateService {
     // Initialize WorkManager
     await Workmanager().initialize(callbackDispatcher);
 
-    // Initialize local notifications
+    // Drop any previously scheduled notification-only checks.
-    await _initializeNotifications();
+    await Workmanager().cancelByUniqueName(kBackgroundUpdateTaskId);
 
     // Resolve AppCatalog relays from main isolate to pass to background task
     final appCatalogRelays = await ref
         .read(storageNotifierProvider.notifier)
         .resolveRelays('AppCatalog');
 
-    // Register periodic task (minimum 15 minutes on Android)
-    // We use 24 hours to match the inactivity threshold for notifications.
-    // More frequent checks would be wasted since we only notify users
-    // who haven't opened the app in 24+ hours.
-    await Workmanager().registerPeriodicTask(
-      kBackgroundUpdateTaskId,
-      kBackgroundUpdateTaskName,
-      frequency: const Duration(hours: 24),
-      constraints: Constraints(
-        networkType: NetworkType.connected,
-        requiresBatteryNotLow: true,
-      ),
-      existingWorkPolicy: ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.keep,
-      backoffPolicy: BackoffPolicy.exponential,
-      initialDelay: const Duration(hours: 1),
-      inputData: {kAppCatalogRelaysKey: appCatalogRelays.toList()},
-    );
-
     await _registerAutoUpdatePeriodicTask(
       appCatalogRelays,
       initialDelay: const Duration(hours: 1),
@@ -680,104 +426,6 @@ class BackgroundUpdateService {
     );
   }
 
-  /// Initialize local notifications plugin and request permission (release/profile only).
-  Future<void> _initializeNotifications() async {
-    // Request notification permission on Android 13+ (API 33+); skip in debug / dev runs.
-    if (Platform.isAndroid && !kDebugMode) {
-      final status = await Permission.notification.status;
-      if (!status.isGranted) {
-        await Permission.notification.request();
-      }
-    }
-
-    final flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
-
-    const initializationSettingsAndroid = AndroidInitializationSettings(
-      '@drawable/ic_notification',
-    );
-    const initializationSettings = InitializationSettings(
-      android: initializationSettingsAndroid,
-    );
-
-    await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.initialize(
-      initializationSettings,
-      onDidReceiveNotificationResponse: _handleNotificationTap,
-    );
-
-    // Check if app was launched from a notification (terminated state)
-    final launchDetails = await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin
-        .getNotificationAppLaunchDetails();
-    if (launchDetails?.didNotificationLaunchApp == true) {
-      final payload = launchDetails?.notificationResponse?.payload;
-      if (payload != null) {
-        _handleNotificationPayload(payload);
-      }
-    }
-
-    await _ensureUpdateNotificationChannel(flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin);
-  }
-
-  /// Handle notification tap - navigate or launch pending installs
-  static void _handleNotificationTap(NotificationResponse response) {
-    final payload = response.payload;
-    if (payload == null || payload.isEmpty) return;
-    _handleNotificationPayload(payload);
-  }
-
-  static void _handleNotificationPayload(String payload) {
-    if (payload.startsWith(_kNotificationPayloadReadyPrefix)) {
-      final raw = payload.substring(_kNotificationPayloadReadyPrefix.length);
-      final appIds = raw.split(',').where((id) => id.isNotEmpty).toList();
-      // A notification can cold-start the app before its Activity, method
-      // channels, and router have finished attaching. Defer to the next frame
-      // so the prepared install can safely launch Android system UI.
-      WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
-        unawaited(launchPendingBackgroundInstalls(appIds));
-      });
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (payload == _kNotificationPayload ||
-        payload == _kNotificationPayloadResults) {
-      _navigateToUpdates();
-    }
-  }
-
-  /// Launch Android install dialogs for manual updates prepared in the background.
-  static Future<void> launchPendingBackgroundInstalls(
-    List<String> appIds,
-  ) async {
-    final pending = await BackgroundPendingInstallStore.loadAll();
-    final targets = appIds.isEmpty ? pending.keys.toList() : appIds;
-
-    for (final appId in targets) {
-      final install = pending[appId];
-      if (install == null) continue;
-
-      await BackgroundNativeInstaller.launchPreparedInstall(
-        appId: install.appId,
-        filePath: install.filePath,
-        expectedHash: install.hash,
-        expectedSize: install.size,
-        expectedCertHashes: install.certificateHashes,
-      );
-    }
-
-    final context = rootNavigatorKey.currentContext;
-    if (context != null && context.mounted) {
-      GoRouter.of(context).go('/updates');
-    }
-  }
-
-  /// Navigate to the updates screen
-  static void _navigateToUpdates() {
-    // Use the root navigator key to navigate
-    final context = rootNavigatorKey.currentContext;
-    if (context != null) {
-      GoRouter.of(context).go('/updates');
-    }
-  }
-
   /// Cancel background update checks
   Future<void> cancelBackgroundChecks() async {
     await Future.wait([
@@ -787,26 +435,6 @@ class BackgroundUpdateService {
   }
 }
 
-Future<void> _ensureUpdateNotificationChannel(
-  FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin plugin,
-) async {
-  final androidPlugin = plugin
-      .resolvePlatformSpecificImplementation<
-        AndroidFlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin
-      >();
-
-  if (androidPlugin != null) {
-    await androidPlugin.createNotificationChannel(
-      const AndroidNotificationChannel(
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelId,
-        kUpdateNotificationChannelName,
-        description: kUpdateNotificationChannelDescription,
-        importance: Importance.defaultImportance,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-}
-
 /// Provider for the background update service
 final backgroundUpdateServiceProvider = Provider<BackgroundUpdateService>(
   BackgroundUpdateService.new,

pubspec.lock

@@ -383,38 +383,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "5.0.0"
-  flutter_local_notifications:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications
-      sha256: "19ffb0a8bb7407875555e5e98d7343a633bb73707bae6c6a5f37c90014077875"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "19.5.0"
-  flutter_local_notifications_linux:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications_linux
-      sha256: e3c277b2daab8e36ac5a6820536668d07e83851aeeb79c446e525a70710770a5
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "6.0.0"
-  flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
-      sha256: "277d25d960c15674ce78ca97f57d0bae2ee401c844b6ac80fcd972a9c99d09fe"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "9.1.0"
-  flutter_local_notifications_windows:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications_windows
-      sha256: "8d658f0d367c48bd420e7cf2d26655e2d1130147bca1eea917e576ca76668aaf"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.3"
   flutter_markdown:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -791,54 +759,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "4.2.5"
-  permission_handler:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler
-      sha256: bc917da36261b00137bbc8896bf1482169cd76f866282368948f032c8c1caae1
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "12.0.1"
-  permission_handler_android:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler_android
-      sha256: "1e3bc410ca1bf84662104b100eb126e066cb55791b7451307f9708d4007350e6"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "13.0.1"
-  permission_handler_apple:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler_apple
-      sha256: f000131e755c54cf4d84a5d8bd6e4149e262cc31c5a8b1d698de1ac85fa41023
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "9.4.7"
-  permission_handler_html:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler_html
-      sha256: "38f000e83355abb3392140f6bc3030660cfaef189e1f87824facb76300b4ff24"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.3+5"
-  permission_handler_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler_platform_interface
-      sha256: eb99b295153abce5d683cac8c02e22faab63e50679b937fa1bf67d58bb282878
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.3.0"
-  permission_handler_windows:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: permission_handler_windows
-      sha256: "1a790728016f79a41216d88672dbc5df30e686e811ad4e698bfc51f76ad91f1e"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.2.1"
   petitparser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1163,14 +1083,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.7.7"
-  timezone:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: timezone
-      sha256: dd14a3b83cfd7cb19e7888f1cbc20f258b8d71b54c06f79ac585f14093a287d1
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.10.1"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:

pubspec.yaml

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ dependencies:
   auto_size_text: ^3.0.0
   percent_indicator: ^4.2.5
   flutter_layout_grid: ^2.0.8
-  permission_handler: ^12.0.1
   equatable: ^2.0.7
   state_notifier: ^1.0.0
   gap: ^3.0.1
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ dependencies:
   flutter_secure_storage: ^9.2.4 # DO NOT UPDATE TO BROKEN ^10.0.0
   markdown: ^7.3.0
   workmanager: ^0.9.0+3
-  flutter_local_notifications: ^19.5.0
   device_info_plus: ^12.0.0
   archive: ^4.0.7
   flutter_slidable: ^4.0.3

spec/work/WORK-028-remove-android-notifications.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# WORK-028 — Remove Android System Notifications
+
+**Feature:** FEAT-002-background-notifications.md, FEAT-007-background-auto-updates.md
+**Status:** Complete
+
+## Tasks
+
+- [x] 1. Remove `POST_NOTIFICATIONS` from AndroidManifest
+  - Files: `android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`
+- [x] 2. Remove runtime notification permission request and local-notification plumbing
+  - Files: `lib/services/background_update_service.dart`
+- [x] 3. Drop unused packages and notification icons
+  - Files: `pubspec.yaml`, `android/app/src/main/res/drawable*/ic_notification.xml`
+- [x] 4. Stop registering the notification-only background check worker
+  - Notes: With no notifications, the FEAT-002 worker has no user-visible effect
+- [x] 5. Self-review against INVARIANTS.md
+
+## Test Coverage
+
+| Scenario | Expected | Status |
+|----------|----------|--------|
+| Cold start (release) | No Android notification permission dialog | [ ] |
+| Background auto-updates ON | Silent installs still run; no result notification | [ ] |
+| Background auto-updates OFF | No availability notification | [ ] |
+
+## Decisions
+
+### 2026-07-17 — Remove system notifications entirely
+
+**Context:** Product request to remove the Android “Allow notifications?” prompt.
+**Options:** (A) Stop requesting only, keep permission + show paths; (B) Remove permission + request + show paths.
+**Decision:** B — remove both the runtime request and `POST_NOTIFICATIONS`, and delete show/tap plumbing so failures are not silent.
+**Rationale:** Without the permission, posts cannot succeed on Android 13+; leaving show paths would violate UX Safety (silent failures).
+
+## Spec Issues
+
+- **Issue:** FEAT-002 and FEAT-007 require system notifications (availability alerts, result summaries, tap-to-install for staged manual updates).
+- **Question:** Product chose removal anyway. Feature specs remain human-owned and still describe the old behavior until updated.
+- **Mitigation in code:** Keep WorkManager auto-update execution and pending-install staging; drop notification-only checks and all `flutter_local_notifications` usage. Staged manual updates remain on disk for the Updates screen / next user-driven install (per FEAT-007 edge case when notification is never tapped).
+
+## Progress Notes
+
+**2026-07-17:** Removed `POST_NOTIFICATIONS`, runtime request, `flutter_local_notifications` / `permission_handler`, notification show/tap paths, and notification-only WorkManager registration. Background auto-update execution kept.