I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Google is working on a significant revamp of Android’s notification and Quick Settings panels for Android 16. The new design for both panels doesn’t take up the entire screen, which is nice. However, ...

Android's notification channels can't effectively manage every app, so I found an open-source and privacy-focused tool that ...

Google is reportedly working on a big change to Android 16’s notifications panel. The notification shade that the OS has used for years was introduced in Android 12, so it may be time to refresh it.

Your Android clock customizations could soon extend beyond your lock screen. Mishaal Rahman from Android Authority found the feature in the code of the latest Android 16 Beta, and while it’s not yet ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

With about 60 seconds of simple setup, you can have Google's Gemini AI genie sum up your incoming notifications this instant — no matter what Android device you're using. At this point, I think it’s ...

After Google released Android 16 Beta 3 yesterday, many people have been digging around to see what else might be inside this beta update. And Mishaal Rahman from Android Authority has found that ...

Google's next big Android version has an extremely useful new nuisance-reducer — and with a teensy bit of crafty configuration, you can bring a similar superpower to any Android device this instant.

Nuking your notification panel isn't the answer ...

As initially reported by Mishaal Rahman on Android Authority, Google is planning a major overhaul to the Notification Shade and Quick Settings for Android 16. Should this alteration come to fruition, ...

We have all done it at some point. A quick swipe to clear all the notifications, and suddenly it hits you. You accidentally dismissed an important alert. And unless you noticed the name of the app ...