It turns out that it is actually possible to use option three (allowing the app to block & unblock the notification) without the UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS permission, using this shell command:
appops set com.package.name POST_NOTIFICATION deny
Credit to Mishaal Rahman for letting me know about this.
It turns out that it is actually possible to use option three (allowing the app to block & unblock the notification) without the UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS permission, using this shell command:
Credit to Mishaal Rahman for letting me know about this.