Programmatically check if notification categories are off

Mobile
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With OneUI 6.1 out, everyone seems to be frustrated that Samsung is disabling notification categories by default. The app I am working on relies heavily on this feature. Is there a way I can check if it is enabled and prompt the user to turn it on? Our customer base is sending a ton of support tickets related to this issue but it seems our hands are tied.

The current workaround idea is to just check the Build.MANUFACTURER and Build.SDK_VERSION to try and infer if the setting even exists, and then direct the user to an article on how to turn the feature on. But it seems silly to have to add manufacturer specific logic for a feature that definitely should be on anyways.

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Hello alex.dev,

Welcome to the Samsung Developers Forum.

Please create a support ticket in our dedicated Developer Support Channel so that we can take a better look at the issue.

Best Regards,
Ahsan
Samsung Developer Relations

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Has any solution been found for this? I would hate to have to implement vendor-specific logic in my app. But as it is now, users who disable a specific notification category (i.e., channel) will not be able to re-enable it unless the advance setting to manage the categories is turned on.