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 ...

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If you own an Android smartphone or tablet, you’re likely familiar with your device’s LED notification light. It’s a way for Android to communicate information to you even when your screen is off. A ...

If you have an Android phone, you probably live through the notification panel. The bite-size alerts become a to-do list of sorts, summarizing which apps and messages require your attention. With ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...