The first Android 16 developer preview adds a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. This feature was first spotted in a ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Android 16 will introduce Notification cooldown, which gradually decreases alert volume from repeated app pings. It will also hide ...

Are you tired of the constant stream of notifications on your Android phone? Google may have a solution in development as part of its Android 16 update. For example, imagine having your notifications ...

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 ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

A bug in Android notifications can cause the “Open link” button to open a different link than the one displayed. Hidden characters in the messages can confuse the system, causing it to open a link ...

In my switch to the Galaxy Z Fold 7 as my main phone in recent months, there’s just one thing that continues to annoy me. Samsung seemingly feels the need to ruin Android notifications, and it’s the ...

I don't know about you, but I get a ton of notifications on my Android phone, and they're not always important. I'm constantly swiping them away, fast, to get to the ones that matter. Occasionally, ...

Google may soon address a longstanding issue faced by users of multiple Android devices. A new “sync notifications across devices” feature, discovered in the latest Android 15 beta update, promises to ...