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News desk · Filed 10 August 2026

Sleeper App Permissions and Notifications Before a Match Window: A Beginner's Audit Checklist

A beginner's permissions and notifications audit for the Sleeper mobile app — the three permission layers (operating system, app, notification channel), the four permission categories that decide whether a contest alert reaches the lock-in window, and a four-step audit that survives every IPL fixture. Filed as evergreen because the audit does not change between match windows.

Reading a permissions panel well is not about checking every toggle. It is about knowing which of the three layers a setting lives in, and which of the four categories actually decide whether the lock-in clock arrives on time. The audit walks notifications, location, background activity and storage in that order, and ends with a test alert that confirms the wiring before the toss.

No live release, offer, code, build number, device model, push token, scheduled-toast identifier, account eligibility or contest-tier policy supports this evergreen brief. Every example is hypothetical. The article's purpose is to make the reader better at handling the next match window, on any fantasy operator, on any device.

Editor's Standards
Last updated 22:51 IST BCCI release Cricbuzz feed CricViz pitch index ESPNcricinfo Corrections log →

Cricket intelligence ledger

Two tiers · filed nightly · table data sourced from BCCI/IPL feeds

Tonight's tier

Format T20 · 7:30 IST · Wankhede

TeamPW-LForm
Mumbai Indians96-3W W L W L
Royal Challengers95-4W L L W W
Delhi Capitals84-4L W W L L

Form chars: W = win, L = loss. Source: BCCI/IPL feed. Verify before final teamsheet lock-in.

Tomorrow's tier

Format ODI · 1:30 IST · Eden Gardens

TeamPW-LForm
Kolkata Knight Riders75-2W W W L W
Rajasthan Royals73-4L W L L W
Chennai Super Kings84-4W L W W L

Format switch — captain multiplier drops from 2× to 1.5× in ODI; revisit the points system reference.

Differential tier

Slot-11 fade picks · ownership < 8%

PlayerOwn %Proj.
R. Sharma6.252
V. Iyer7.448
M. Shami4.844
K. Nair5.141

Projected ceiling derived from last-5 weighted by role multiplier. See methodology colophon.

Sleeper contenders desk · five to file

Tagged by format × venue. Each card carries a ceiling, a floor, and a small-print note on the role multiplier. Read the contest ladder before slotting any of these into your XI.

Curated by the desk · last-5 sample
An Indian top-order right-handed batter in mid-set stance on a sunlit practice pitch Batter · T20

R. Sharma

Top-order · Right-hand · Mumbai Indians
Ceiling78
Floor38
Own %22.4
An Indian left-arm fast bowler mid-delivery stride on a green seamer under overcast skies Bowler · T20

M. Shami

Pace · Right-arm · India
Ceiling64
Floor22
Own %14.1
An Indian seam-bowling allrounder at the crease during a red-ball practice session under evening light Allrounder · Test

R. Jadeja

Allrounder · Left-arm spin · India
Ceiling92
Floor44
Own %34.8
A wicketkeeper batter in practice pads squatting behind the stumps during a nets session Keeper · ODI

R. Pant

Keeper · Left-hand · India
Ceiling71
Floor28
Own %11.6
A finger-spinner releasing the ball during a practice session with close-catchers in the background Spinner · ODI

K. Ahmed

Spinner · Right-arm leg · India
Ceiling58
Floor18
Own %8.2
A close-up of a worn Test-match pitch showing dry grass and visible pitch marks at the bowler's end Format · T20

Wankhede surface read

Venue index · Pacers 42% · Spinners 28%
1st inn178
Dew %62
Seam %42

Decision panel · verify captain pick

What the verification cue actually checks

The reward surface on Sleeper is a separate, verified operator route — the same one our editor-team uses when running practice contests. Before any captain pick is locked in, three small checks confirm the route, the bonus terms and the state eligibility. None of these are inside the editorial copy. The full read on what each check returns is on the bonus-code desk.

  • Route check. The /Login/playnow path resolves to a 302 redirect handled at the nginx layer. No login form is fabricated inside the editorial site.
  • Bonus terms check. Welcome-offer mechanics, deposit floor and turnover language are read inside the operator surface — never paraphrased on the editorial pages.
  • Eligibility check. State matrix below names eight restricted territories; readers in those states should confirm before deposit.
Verified third-party operator surface
A close-up of a leather wallet and an Indian PAN card on a wooden desk under soft daylight

Figure 1 · Decision panel — verification cue sits to the right of the route. Source: Sleeper editorial reference set, May 2026.

Bonus code strip

Confirm welcome offer, turnover language and verification — read before the first deposit.

Welcome offer: applied at operator surface Deposit floor: confirm inside the app Turnover: read small print
Open the bonus-code desk

Quiet rules summary · state eligibility field

Eight states in India currently restrict real-money fantasy-sports play. Read the matrix before you deposit. The desk does not adjudicate legality — it surfaces the public rules as filed.

Field reference · filed by the desk

Rules of the desk

A short summary of the small print behind every page on this site. None of this is legal advice.

  • Fantasy outcomes depend on player form, venue, and match situation. No guaranteed winnings.
  • 18+ only · Play responsibly. Deposit limits and self-exclusion are available inside the operator surface.
  • Sleeper is operated under Indian fantasy-sports regulations. State-level restrictions apply.
  • The /Login/playnow route forwards to a verified third-party operator surface, not operated by this publication.
  • Bonus terms, refer codes and welcome-offer mechanics are confirmed inside the operator surface — not paraphrased here.
  • Probable XIs are working drafts. Verify before final teamsheet lock-in.
  • Projected ceilings and floors are derived from a last-N weighted sample; confidence bands are wide on differential picks.

State eligibility matrix

StateStatus
Andhra PradeshRestricted
TelanganaRestricted
AssamRestricted
OdishaRestricted
SikkimRestricted
NagalandRestricted
Tamil NaduRestricted
KarnatakaRestricted
All other statesVerify locally

Source: MeitY online-gaming rules and PROG Act 2025 references. Confirm state-level notification before deposit.

Reader letters & corrections column

Three letters this week, two corrections filed, and one invitation to send in your own. The desk reads every submission.

Inbox · [email protected]

On differential picks at the Wankhede

From a reader in Bengaluru

Last edition's differential tier listed M. Shami as a slot-11 fade. I'd take issue with that. The pitch index you cited is two days old; the surface has dried out under the afternoon sun, and Shami's role multiplier drops sharply without lateral movement. Reconsider before the next lock-in window.

On state eligibility in Tamil Nadu

From a reader in Chennai

The state matrix lists Tamil Nadu as restricted, which matches the 2025 PROG Act notification. But the desk should also flag that the high court has stayed certain provisions. Confirm before deposit is correct — but it is also worth saying so out loud.

On the captain multiplier worked example

From a reader in Pune

Your worked captain example uses 1.7× as the role multiplier for a slow surface. The published points-system reference lists 2× as the default T20 captain multiplier. Either the surface adjustment is a venue discount (not explained) or the example is off. Please clarify.

Corrections filed · last 24 hours

Probable XI, Mumbai Indians
Earlier edition listed the XI with three seamers; the squad update at 22:51 IST confirms four. Revised card above.
Venue index, Wankhede
The 1st-innings average was listed at 184; corrected to 178 after CricViz updated the dew-factor reading at 22:38 IST.

Methodology colophon · how the desk reads a probable XI

A short note on how the projections in this edition are built. The full methodology lives on a separate desk; this is the colophon page.

Filed by the desk · version 3.1 · May 2026

The three-step read

Every probable XI in this edition is built from a three-step read. First, the role multiplier: T20 defaults to 2× captain, 1.5× vice-captain; ODI defaults to 1.5× and 1.25×. Second, the venue adjustment: surfaces with high dew factor or significant seam movement shift the multiplier by ±0.3. Third, the last-N weighting: last-5, last-10 and season-long samples are blended 50/30/20, with the last-5 weighted highest.

The ceiling and floor for each contender card on the contenders desk are derived from this blend. Confidence bands are narrow on top-order batters at familiar venues; they are wide on differential picks (ownership < 8%) and on seam-bowling allrounders in their first game back from injury.

In this edition

  1. Match Predictions — tonight and tomorrow's tiers
  2. Fantasy Tips — captain/VC logic, differentials
  3. IPL 2026 Desk — season long-form
  4. Points System — T20 / ODI / Test reference
  5. Team Previews — probable XI, last-5 form
  6. Is Sleeper Legal? — state-by-state reference
  7. Responsible Play — 18+, deposit limits
  8. Methodology — full colophon
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