Moving into a new Android phone has gotten a lot easier over the years. Long gone are the days of connecting two phones with a USB cable and waiting as your texts, call log, and photos trickle from ...

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 ...

Following its addition on mobile web in March, the Google app on Android is adding a dedicated “Notifications” feed in its bottom bar. Using a standard bell icon, Notifications joins Discover, Search, ...

Android has always handled notifications better than the iPhone. You get organized alerts, quick updates, and a system that mostly works on its own. However, as you ...

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 may be developing “Magic Actions” for Android, an AI-powered enhancement to notification actions that could leverage the Gemini AI model. This new feature, which we spotted in Android 16 code, ...

Many Android phone users experience problems with delayed notifications at some point, and it can be infuriating. After all, in many circumstances, the timeliness of the notification is precisely the ...

Most Android apps create several notification channels when they’re installed. However, there’s no guarantee that you will use every single one of them. As such, Android 15 could potentially hide ...

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 ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Moving into a new Android phone has gotten a lot easier over the years. Long gone are the days of connecting two phones with a ...