Make your phone's notifications more useful and less annoying with these off-the-radar power-user possibilities.

The next major version of Android could include a feature that gives users much more granular control of app notification privacy. First spotted in an early developer build of Android 17 by Android ...

It's perfect for silencing group chats, spammy apps, or irrelevant news. January 13, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We all know how annoying unwanted ...

Fresh leaks from Android 17’s Canary build suggest that Google is actively working on how notifications behave for locked apps. According to a new Android Authority report, notifications from apps ...

Staying aware of your surroundings matters. That includes hearing smoke alarms, appliance beeps or a knock at the door. Still, real life gets busy. You wear headphones. You get focused. Sounds slip by ...

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The first developer beta of iOS 26.3 is here, and with it, settings that make transferring to Android easier and notification forwarding for third-party wearables. With Monday's iOS 26.3 update, Apple ...

Google began rolling out a new Android 16 update this week. The company says this marks the start of a new chapter for Android, with smaller, more frequent updates rather than a single yearly release.

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Google announced on Tuesday that it is releasing a slew of Android 16 updates, along with new general Android and accessibility features. The rollout of the new Android 16 features, which are first ...

Google is following through on its pledge to split Android versions into more frequent updates. We already had one Android 16 release this year, and now it’s time for the second. The new version is ...