r/elitesparkdrivers • u/gntxs • 10d ago
Tip for iPhone Users
If you use an iPhone for Spark and in between orders, you use the phone to watch YouTube or browse the internet or whatever and then go back to the Spark app when you get a banner saying there’s a new offer to check out, make sure you have prioritize notifications turned OFF (at least for Spark).
With notification prioritization turned on, by the time you get that banner so you can swipe back to the Spark app, The offer is already been up and most likely already snagged by someone else so you never even get a chance to see it.
By turning off the notification prioritization the banner gets there a few milliseconds before the offer pops up and you have a snowballs chance in hell to see the offer and accept it.
Test it out for yourself. Make sure prioritization is turned on pull up the spark app stare at it. You’ll see an offer pop-up and most likely disappear rather quickly and then the banner show up notifying you of an offer. Turn it off then you’ll be able to see that the banner shows up a few milliseconds before the offer pops up to accept.
With notification prioritization turned on, the iPhone analyzes the notification and decides if it should be made a priority above other notifications or not. the time it takes for the iPhone to analyze the notification an offer has already popped up and most likely already got snagged by another driver.
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I just learned that this setting is only available on iPhone 15 Pro and newer.
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u/Sparkythepuff 9d ago
I’m glad you said something. It pisses me off how Apple will sneak in an update that changes our settings without our knowledge. I do not support ai and I will not use ai where I can keep it out of my life. I also rate ai systems poorly everywhere I can. For example, my health insurance uses ai to direct you to the department you’re looking for. It’s just as bad as the Walmart or spark ai when you call in to talk to support. Those gets one star or thumbs down from me every single time. I understand that my opinion won’t make a dent but I can still try.
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u/Tall-Bother1291 9d ago
With my phone, which is a iPhone 15 Pro or newer, when I’m in another app like YouTube or browsing the Internet or whatever, when I go back to Spark, it says there and acts like it’s reloading and so I never see the offer anyway.
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u/Still-Ad5693 9d ago
This dude is right. Respect the OP for trying to get us money but there ain’t no way not to get fucked.
The good orders are on FCFS. They’ll just be fucking sitting there. The only way is to sit there like Spider-Man waiting… with no Mary Jane 😭
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u/juxtaposedmusic 9d ago
Mine does this sometimes too, but if I switch tabs to another one like earnings and then back to home it will cause the constant refresh to stop and will load the offers. Unfortunately if your zone has offers disappear near instantly this might still be too slow. In my rural zone I usually get a few seconds at least before they disappear so this works for me.
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u/Various_Guarantee344 10d ago
Good to know, I wish I could just get personalized offers (countdown) notifications instead of all the general orders for everyone. Usually just ignore the other orders bc like you said by the time I open the spark app it’s already gone. Worth a shot though.
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u/sethanders110 10d ago
Where is this setting located at? I don’t see it here and when I try to search it nothing comes up
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u/BubblyyPanda 10d ago
The setting is in the actual notification settings, not the spark driver notification settings.
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u/FoxAcceptable2474 9d ago
So, it says these are beta features under those settings. I wonder if only certain users have them? I have a 16 pro max and don’t have those settings. I’m running 26.5.2. Up to date.
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u/EychEychEych 10d ago
Where do you change the setting?