Has there ever been something as simultaneously invaluable and irritating as our modern-day device notifications? All the beeps, bloops, and blorps our various gadgets send our way serve an important ...

You can have your phone or tablet make a brief noise, chime, or vibration whenever an app, call, or message notification ...

The ever-growing number of notifications on our smartphones can be overwhelming, disrupting our focus and creating unwanted noise. In response, Android 15 introduces a innovative feature called ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Google's next big Android version has an extremely useful new nuisance-reducer — and with a teensy bit of crafty configuration, you can bring a similar superpower to any Android device this instant.

Android 16 is gearing up to offer some exciting updates that promise to improve how users interact with their devices. Among the standout features are Rich Ongoing Notifications and resizable Quick ...

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 ...

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 ...

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...