Notifications on Android can still feel inconsistent sometimes. Important alerts disappear too quickly, music controls take ...

Google released a new Android 16 beta earlier this week and, hiding beneath the scenes, there are more new features and changes in the works including custom icon shapes for the app launcher, a ...

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Your Android clock customizations could soon extend beyond your lock screen. Mishaal Rahman from Android Authority found the feature in the code of the latest Android 16 Beta, and while it’s not yet ...

The notification drawer on Android can be both useful and distracting because of the sheer number of notifications that come in. You have to manage per-app notifications better through settings or set ...

Google is continuing its work to split up Android’s notifications and Quick Settings panels. The media player now appears at the top of the Quick Settings panel, and you can now switch between pages ...

Google is experimenting with putting the lock screen clock in more surfaces, including the top of the notifications panel. This feature isn’t live yet in the latest Android 16 beta, but it could ...

Master the art of tailor-made alerts and never miss an important notification again You can set different notification sounds for calls, emails, messages, and each ...

Android’s new notification rules could finally tame your alert overload. Early code in Android 17 points to a more capable way to manage how and when your phone interrupts you, especially if constant ...

One of the key changes that Android 16 may bring is the separation of notifications from quick settings. Although this idea has appeared in some Android custom skins and ROMs over the years, it hasn’t ...

Android Gemini might soon gain notification panel controls for easier conversation management. Google app's latest beta version offers functionality to pause, resume, or end conversations directly ...