Google is now rolling out a non-trivial Android update, and its most important aspect is not its contents but its spot on the calendar. With its latest bundle of new features for Android 16, Google ...

Google is developing an AI-powered notification summary feature for Android to help manage overwhelming alerts from messaging apps. Unlike Apple’s version, this feature will only summarize ...

Google has updated Android’s battery notification for headphones and earbuds to be a bit more glanceable. Appearing on initial Bluetooth connection or when the case is open, the old expanded “Devices” ...

Android 16 QPR2 marks the end of Google’s annual update cycle, kicking off a strategy for faster, frequent OS releases. The update introduces lock screen widgets, a notification organizer, and an ...

Google is wrapping up 2025 with a wave of Android updates. Android 16 brings AI-powered notification management, custom icon shapes, auto-applied themed icons, and an expanded dark mode with reduced ...

Android 16 first came out in June but, in a change from its usual yearly update schedule, a second iteration is now on the way. Android has announced new features ranging from AI-powered notification ...

To put it politely, Android 16 QPR1 is the “real” release that we probably should have had earlier in the year. Not only is it a visual overhaul, but it’s also more feature-packed than the first phase ...

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 ...

Samsung’s One UI 7 update lets users choose to separate the notification and quick settings panels through the Separate option or keep the classic combined notification and quick settings panel.

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