The notification drawer on Android can be both useful and distracting because of the sheer number of notifications that come in. You have to manage per-app notifications better through settings or set ...

Here's how to unlock Android's built-in Notification History and recover dismissed messages.

Android notifications are pretty great, it's one of those features Android still does better than iPhone even after all these years. Want a history of all your notifications? Done. Want to snooze ...

iPhone apps including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X/Twitter are skirting Apple’s privacy rules to collect user data through notifications, according to tests by security researchers at Mysk Inc., ...

You can have your phone or tablet make a brief noise, chime, or vibration whenever an app, call, or message notification comes through. Like customizing your ringtone with your favorite song, you can ...

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 ...

I've been an Android user for my entire smartphone-using life. I've been writing for Android Police since 2021 with a focus on smartphones, tablets, and smart home technology. In addition to writing ...

It took me a while to realize just how disruptive notifications were to my day. I doubt I even got a large number compared to some of you, but I’m one of those people who’s obsessively tidy — ...

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 ...

Something rings true about Apple’s catchphrase for Apple Intelligence: ‘AI for the rest of us.’ AI can do some really impressive (and problematic) things. But sometimes it’s the boring, practical ...