They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago

While we're off topic, you should also consider grey-scaling your phone most of the time, only turning it back to color when needed. A lot of psychological trickery goes into icon and notification color to catch you eye, and it's much less interesting in drab grey

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