If Google brings back notification LEDs, I might just have to buy a Pixel.

Google’s Pixel 11 is expected to debut a 'Pixel Glow' feature, potentially reviving notification LEDs in a modernized form. Found in Android 17 Beta 4, the feature uses subtle colored lights on the ...

Android 17 Beta 4 is hinting at a new “Pixel Glow” feature that could debut with the Pixel 11, using subtle lights on the back of the phone to show notifications when it’s face down. Early code ...

Android 17 Beta 3 includes strings for a new “Notification rules” feature that provides granular control over notifications from certain apps and people. Users can assign from five specific actions to ...

If I told any average person that my Android phone’s notifications could now be sticky, shareable, and extra-smart about snoozing, they’d probably look at me like I was a lunatic. And, let’s be honest ...

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David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

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Notification LEDs aren’t exactly Android smartphones’ most exciting accoutrement, but they’re undeniably useful — it’s a lot harder to ignore a blinking diode, after all, than an impermanent buzz or ...

We all have a favorite phone. The one that brings up emotions and memories. For me, that phone is the HTC One (M7). I’ve used plenty of smartphones over the years from various brands, including ...

Has there ever been something as simultaneously invaluable and irritating as our modern-day device notifications? All the beeps, bloops, and blorps our various gadgets send our way serve an important ...

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