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, ...

In 2026, the notification situation has clearly gotten out of hand. The sheer number of apps on the average person's device means that, potentially, you could scroll for hours before you ever find the ...

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 ...

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The first step in managing your notifications is to prioritize them. Not all notifications are equally important, and some may require your immediate attention, while others can wait. Android 15 ...

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 ...

“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) ...

The next major version of Android could include a feature that gives users much more granular control of app notification privacy. First spotted in an early developer build of Android 17 by Android ...

Samsung introduced Live Notifications in the Now Bar with One UI 7, but they’re about to get better with One UI 8. These rival Apple’s Live Activities and offer ongoing activities more accessible via ...

I bet we all have a love/hate relationship with notifications. They’ve become a necessary part of our digital lives, yet they can also be endlessly annoying and overwhelming if not controlled. While ...

Samsung’s Now bar in One UI 7 keeps your data safe with Knox Vault, on-device processing, and post-quantum cryptography protecting it. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some ...