The split notification shade, where notifications and quick settings are divided into two at the top of the screen, has become an irritating standard on most Android phones since it arrived in early ...

Make your phone's notifications more useful and less annoying with these off-the-radar power-user possibilities.

Google may be developing “Magic Actions” for Android, an AI-powered enhancement to notification actions that could leverage the Gemini AI model. This new feature, which we spotted in Android 16 code, ...

Android 16 brings refined UI tweaks, live notification updates, adaptive refresh rates, improved multitasking for tablets, and tighter security. The update is currently available for Pixel 6 and newer ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Moving into a new Android phone has gotten a lot easier over the years. Long gone are the days of connecting two phones with a ...

Google could upgrade the notifications for Android 16. The OS could get a feature called Magic Actions, which will suggest even smarter actions to perform through a notification, thanks to the power ...

Every now and then, a new phone feature comes along that really makes you sit up and say: “Now, that’s cool.” Today, my fellow Android-appreciating animal, is one of those days — quite literally. No ...