With Notification Cooldown, those endless alerts finally get toned down, so you can breathe easier and stay focused.

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 Android OS is highly customizable, but that means that a lot of its default settings won't be a good fit for the way that ...

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, ...

You can have your phone or tablet make a brief noise, chime, or vibration whenever an app, call, or message notification ...

Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new class of notifications for ongoing activities. Live Updates are prominently displayed on the lock screen as well as on the status bar. These notifications are ...

If you’re running Android 16 on a recent phone, you might want to double-check your notifications. A new bug is causing some ...

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 ...

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...