Google has made some changes to the way notifications are handheld in Android O including snoozing and notification channels. Here's what they're about.

WhatsApp, the cross-platform instant messenger owned by Facebook, will finally allow Android users to choose how different types of notification appear.

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.

That older change is imperfect — plenty of apps group their notifications into channels unhelpfully, with vague names like "General" or "Updates" — but for the most part, it's a solid system ...

Android 15 will hide unused notification channels by default, making it easier to manage notifications from apps with lots of channels.

Tired of the notification avalanche from a single app as conversations get buzzy? Here is how to enable the Notification Cooldown system for some respite.

Notification channels have been one of Android's best features for 7 years, and Samsung just switched them off by default.