diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/timesafari/TimeSafariNativeFetcher.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/timesafari/TimeSafariNativeFetcher.java
index 2c2614d9..4aef1e52 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/timesafari/TimeSafariNativeFetcher.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/timesafari/TimeSafariNativeFetcher.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.timesafari.dailynotification.FetchContext;
 import org.timesafari.dailynotification.NativeNotificationContentFetcher;
 import org.timesafari.dailynotification.NotificationContent;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
@@ -47,22 +46,11 @@ public class TimeSafariNativeFetcher implements NativeNotificationContentFetcher
                 // This should query the TimeSafari API for notification content
                 // using the configured apiBaseUrl, activeDid, and jwtToken
 
-                // For now, return a placeholder notification
-                long scheduledTime = fetchContext.scheduledTime != null
-                    ? fetchContext.scheduledTime
-                    : System.currentTimeMillis() + 60000; // 1 minute from now
-
-                NotificationContent content = new NotificationContent(
-                    "TimeSafari Update",
-                    "Check your starred projects for updates!",
-                    scheduledTime
-                );
-
-                List<NotificationContent> results = new ArrayList<>();
-                results.add(content);
-
-                Log.d(TAG, "Returning " + results.size() + " notification(s)");
-                return results;
+                // Not implemented yet: return no content rather than fabricating a
+                // placeholder notification (previously hardcoded "Check your starred
+                // projects for updates!", which showed on every app startup).
+                Log.d(TAG, "Content fetching not yet implemented; returning no notifications");
+                return Collections.<NotificationContent>emptyList();
 
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 Log.e(TAG, "Fetch failed", e);