Android 17 Beta 3 includes strings for a new “Notification rules” feature that provides granular control over notifications from certain apps and people. Users can assign from five specific actions to ...

Android 16 QPR2 marks the end of Google’s annual update cycle, kicking off a strategy for faster, frequent OS releases. The update introduces lock screen widgets, a notification organizer, and an ...

If I told any average person that my Android phone’s notifications could now be sticky, shareable, and extra-smart about snoozing, they’d probably look at me like I was a lunatic. And, let’s be honest ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is working on a new Notification Summary feature for Android. It will summarize all the important group conversations and long messages. Managing a large number of notifications at once can be ...

Every now and then, a new phone feature comes along that really makes you sit up and say: “Now, that’s cool.” Today, my fellow Android-appreciating animal, is one of those days — quite literally. No ...

Here's how to unlock Android's built-in Notification History and recover dismissed messages.

To put it politely, Android 16 QPR1 is the “real” release that we probably should have had earlier in the year. Not only is it a visual overhaul, but it’s also more feature-packed than the first phase ...

Ever been on relaxation mode and suddenly your phone goes off with a million of notifications at once? Talk about annoying. You would probably place your phone on silence just to escape the endless ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...