There's a lot of info packed in the top area of an Android phone's screen ...

Here's how to unlock Android's built-in Notification History and recover dismissed messages.

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 ...

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 15 will arrive on phones in the next few weeks. The upcoming update is creating excitement with its new features and improvements. Hints from the source code, released earlier this month, ...

Following its addition on mobile web in March, the Google app on Android is adding a dedicated “Notifications” feed in its bottom bar. Using a standard bell icon, Notifications joins Discover, Search, ...

Google rolled out the Android 16 Beta 1 update earlier in January. At the time, the search engine giant announced that Android 16 would bring a new feature called “Live Updates” or “Live Notifications ...

Google may introduce a new API that lets apps create Rich Ongoing Notifications in Android 16. Rich Ongoing Notifications will appear as chips in the status bar. The feature seems somewhat like ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. When Samsung rolled out One UI 7 earlier this year, the Now Bar and its Live Notifications made their debut with a lot of promise, ...

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...

“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) ...