Advanced Privacy spamming notifications

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Dear Forum,

I’d like to share a bug with the advanced privacy App that I came across today. Has anybody else encountered this?

The App started spamming notifications in the notification center and in app (see Video). Swiping away the notification in the notification center didn’t do any good, since it would simply reappear

:white_check_mark: Temporary solution:

  • change timezone manually (see comments)
  • clear app storage (deletes all statistics)
  • NOTE: the issue returns after restarting the phone

:cross_mark: What didn’t work:

  • Force stopping and restarting the App
  • Restarting the Phone
  • Clearing Cash only
  • Deactivating and reactivating “APP TRACKERS” in the app

Video: Ente Photos

Cheers!

Edit:

  • Name: FP5
  • Vendor: Fairphone
  • /e/OS version: 3.1.4 (official)
  • Rooted: No
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The same has started happening on my device a couple of minutes ago.

Device info:

  • Name: FP4
  • Vendor: Fairphone
  • /e/OS version: 3.1.4 (official)
  • Rooted: No
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Yes, I encountered the exact same problem just a few minutes ago.
Device: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Build: 3.1.4. community - Android 14

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Happening to me, too, on SM-G960F running 3.1.4-s-20250915526531-official-starlte. Could be some poor handling of the summer-to-winter time change overnight?

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Same problem here on FP5, e/OS/ v3.1.4, Android 14

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For info: go to Apps, then “Show system” top right in order to see Advanced Privacy. From there, you can Clear storage and Clear cache which the poster says resolves the issue.

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Hey there,

Plesse excuse me if this is the wrong channel, I’m new here.

Since today I have encountered a very annoying bug that seemingly impacts performance and I can’t solve it:

From the advanced privacy setting you get a weekly report. Usually that works just fine. Today, however, it refreshes the notification within 0.01s and places a new one on top of it. I can’t interact with it. I turned off the notifications but when I head to settings into the advanced privacy tab and then to trackers. The problem persists. It just adds text of trackers in miliseconds over the next one. I also have the feeling that it slows the phone down. I attached a screenshot. Thanks for your help!

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Advanced Privacy just went berserk on my device, spraying notifications cycling endlessly through messages like “New Spy in Town” etc. I tried to stop it by stopping the app from running, but it keeps coming back. Does anyone know whats happening?

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I have the exact same problem, is it the change of schedule that the app didn’t like?

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I have encountered an error where the notification for the advanced privacy app reloads multiple times a second and I can’t fix it.

I’m using an FP5, updated, restarted multiple times.

Has anyone an Idea?

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Hi!

That’s a great hint!

I found a workaround that worked for me without deleting the App Data:

  1. Go to settings
  2. Search for “Time zone”
  3. Disable “Set automatically”
  4. Tap on “Time Zone” below
  5. Tap “Region”
  6. Select a region with another time zone than yours
  7. Activate “Set automatically” again

Hope this helps!

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For the issue Pl can you try this go to Apps, then “Show system” top right >> Advanced Privacy. From there, >> Clear storage and Clear cache and then check
This would reset the app but if the current setting are causing an issue then better to start from a clean slate.

Have updated the development team to check.

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Maybe a daylight saving time issue.

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Solved it for me, but also wiped the statistics (expected).

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This could be an issue, although the notification only started to sync over KDE Connect (the way I first saw the issue) around now, which is a lot later than the switch to standard time.

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Same for all my Devices

  • Fairphone 3 (FP3)
  • Fairphone 4 (FP4)
  • Samsung S5e (gts4lvwifi)

Notification:
out1

Advanced privacy:
out2

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Thx for helping out on a Sunday, very much appreciated! Nonetheless, enjoy a well deserved day off :folded_hands:t2::hugs:

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“Clear storage and Clear cache” worked. But after a reboot the problem is back

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Wild so fast this was handled :growing_heart:

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Same here. Device info:

  • Name: FP6

  • Vendor: Fairphone

  • /e/OS version: 3.1.4 (official)

  • Rooted: No

Deactivating the weekly report in the notification settings helps temporarily. I can also confirm that above workaround changing the timezone manually just for a few minutes solved it. For how long I do not know yet.