Google appears to be toying with a new take on notification icons in the status bar which, instead of the current look, would use the full-color app icons from your Android homescreen. The Android ...

Android users can easily manage unwanted notifications with notification channels for more control over app alerts. A hidden flag in Android 15 beta 1 hides unnecessary notification channels from apps ...

Android 16 will introduce Notification cooldown, which gradually decreases alert volume from repeated app pings. It will also hide very old notifications, introduce Rich Ongoing Notifications, and use ...

“Never” is a strong word, but so are my feelings about this potential Android 16 change. This week, my colleague Mishaal Rahman revealed that Google is working on an interesting (read: horrible) ...

As seen in the screenshots below, the beta version of the Google app on Android now shows a dedicated notification tab, complete with the bell icon. Located at the bottom navigation bar, the ...

One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications in Now Bar by expanding support to third-party apps. The feature was originally introduced with One UI 7, but only a handful of Samsung native apps supported ...

So you've temporarily disabled app notifications on your Android phone with the DND mode, and now you're clearing the endless stream of alerts on your phone's notification panel. Then, suddenly, you ...

I don’t want to embarrass you, but the top of your phone’s screen is, like, totally a waste of space. For years now, y’see, Android device-makers have been designing devices with a circular cutout ...

Android 13 is more widely rolling out on Samsung tablets and follows Android 12L earlier this year. The taskbar was that update’s biggest addition, and we hoped to see more tablet UIs — namely a ...

Samsung introduced Live Notifications in the Now Bar with One UI 7, but they’re about to get better with One UI 8. These rival Apple’s Live Activities and offer ongoing activities more accessible via ...

Samsung’s Now bar in One UI 7 keeps your data safe with Knox Vault, on-device processing, and post-quantum cryptography protecting it. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some ...