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Android has powerful tools to manage notifications; here's how to use them.

Google is working on a new layout for heads-up notifications in Android 15 that makes them much more compact. Heads-up notifications are a type of notification that briefly appear in a floating window ...

Google is working on a new Android feature that automatically summarizes notifications for you. Unlike Apple’s notification summaries feature, Google’s version will only summarize conversation ...

Managing notifications is no easy task, especially when one tries to maintain the delicate balance between a no-interruption work mindset and the fear of missing out on important alerts. This not only ...

With the release of Android 14, Google has removed the ability to long press an icon on the home screen to quickly see notifications from that app. This feature was useful for quickly checking ...

Google is preparing support for “summarized” notifications in Android 16, as revealed by code in the third beta update. Android 16’s latest update is out now and, on the surface, there aren’t a ton of ...

Google already released Android 15 to AOSP and plans to send it out as an update to Pixel phones in the coming weeks. Once that happens, we’ll focus on the next big QPR update that’s scheduled for ...

The first step in managing your notifications is to prioritize them. Not all notifications are equally important, and some may require your immediate attention, while others can wait. Android 15 ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Let's be honest: Notifications on Android Auto can be super annoying. Between lengthy group messages and random app alerts, it's easy to get overwhelmed while driving. The good news is that there are ...

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 ...