In 2018, Google added a new “chat head” feature to its iPhone application, which displayed the caller’s avatar as a floating bubble-style notification. When tapped, this bubble expanded to reveal a ...

Without going into too much detail, notification snoozing was introduced all the way back in Android O, which was the eighth iteration of Google’s OS. On introduction, the feature obviously looked a ...

Android 15 will hide unused notification channels by default. Apps can group their notifications by category by putting them into channels, allowing users to block the notification channels they don’t ...

Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second. Everyone in tech circles may ...

Notification channels are one of the best features Android has debuted in recent years, but the feature can be a little bit much in some apps. In Android 15, though, it appears Google will make it ...

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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 ...

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 ...