Google is reportedly working on a big change to Android 16’s notifications panel. The notification shade that the OS has used for years was introduced in Android 12, so it may be time to refresh it.

“Never” is a strong word, but so are my feelings about this potential Android 16 change. This week, my colleague Mishaal Rahman revealed that Google is working on an interesting (read: horrible) ...

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Notifications on Android can still feel inconsistent sometimes. Important alerts disappear too quickly, music controls take over the notification shade, and checking something as simple as a timer or ...

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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 will soon let you stash notification bubbles to the side so they take up less space on the screen. Currently, notification bubbles are always fully visible on top of other apps. The ability to ...