Along with a slew of new Android 16 features for Pixel, Google will drop updates for other Android versions on non-Pixel ...

Android 16 will introduce Notification cooldown, which gradually decreases alert volume from repeated app pings. It will also hide very old notifications, introduce Rich Ongoing Notifications, and use ...

Google is adapting one of Apple's few out-and-out failures as a new Android AI feature that it seems no one actually even ...

A typical notification provides some useful information to the user, who can then either dismiss it or act on it – usually by tapping the notification to launch the app associated with this ...

Android is filled with all kinds of useful features, but some of them are not so well known. Many of you probably don’t know that you can enable custom notification icons on Android, and we’re here to ...

Google appears to be toying with a new take on notification icons in the status bar which, instead of the current look, would use the full-color app icons from your Android homescreen. The Android ...

One of the best arguments for using Android over iOS, I personally feel, is how notifications are handled. Organization is better, and there are a lot of helpful features for controlling notifications ...

Android 14 could allow you to disable full-screen notifications. These notifications are often used for activities like alarms and phone calls. Android offers a very robust notification system, ...

I’ll admit it: I spend far too much time thinking about Android notifications. That wish, unfortunately, has yet to be granted. The same is true for my more recent wish for a full-fledged inbox-like ...

Notifications are the single most annoying thing on our phones. They badger us to open apps all day, stick around longer than we need them, and divert our attention from whatever we’re actually trying ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...