There’s some recognition within apple that push notifications were a mistake (at least as they’re implemented today).

iOS 15 introduced notification filters and notification summaries

iOS 16 doesn’t even show notifications on the Lock Screen unless the user explicitly asks to view them (there’s just a small “view notifications” button at the bottom of the screen). Further, the Live Activities widgets will eliminate a lot of the notifications sent by apps like Uber.

If the trend continues, iOS 17 will further hide notifications.

Perhaps this is why Apple now feels comfortable with web push notifications.