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Google's new feature drop adds a notification organizer feature to keep you more productive and less distracted.

Google is experimenting with transparent notifications in Android 16. Notifications will appear transparent only when shown on the lock screen and on top of other apps. It’s unlikely that Google will ...

Many Android phone users experience problems with delayed notifications at some point, and it can be infuriating. After all, in many circumstances, the timeliness of the notification is precisely the ...

Ah, notifications. Has any other technological wonder managed to be so incredibly helpful and so impossibly irritating at the same time? Notifications truly are one of our smartphones’ greatest ...

With about 60 seconds of simple setup, you can have Google's Gemini AI genie sum up your incoming notifications this instant — no matter what Android device you're using. At this point, I think it’s ...

Android 16 is right on schedule for an early release this Summer, and one of the most notable new features is called "Progress-centric Notifications." This is Android's version of Live Activities on ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Moving into a new Android phone has gotten a lot easier over the years. Long gone are the days of connecting two phones with a ...

Discover Android's new Sound Notifications feature that alerts you to smoke alarms, doorbells, and baby cries even when wearing headphones.

The year was 2009. There were only two Marvel movies so far, Avatar came out, and Apple was launching the iPhone 3GS. It had a brand-new push-notification system that, among other things, would ...

Do you miss the days when Android phones had a front-facing LED for notifications? If so, do you wish to get it on your current Android smartphone? Well, it turns out you can get a notification LED on ...