Despite the proliferation of tailor-made apps, simple web browsing still tops the list of things people do with their smartphones, tablets, and computers. It is also likely that a good percentage of ...

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 ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Android typically forces low-priority apps to sleep so that they don't drain your phone's battery. Putting apps to sleep means they won't consume a lot of power and won't run in the background ...

Google is preparing to bring back a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. Google briefly introduced the feature in the ...

Feeling overwhelmed by constant WhatsApp notifications from specific chats? You can mute the most annoying ones without blocking the rest. WhatsApp is a useful messaging app for staying in touch with ...

BERLIN: Boring, boring, bor- wait, what was that? A swipe too many, and what might have been the most important notification of your life is gone. Or maybe it wasn't, but how will you ever know?

Android 16 officially rolled out a few weeks ago, and in addition to enhanced protection and productivity enhancements, the latest OS introduced several changes to how notifications are received. If ...