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.

You can have your phone or tablet make a brief noise, chime, or vibration whenever an app, call, or message notification comes through. Like customizing your ringtone with your favorite song, you can ...

Notifications are the bane of my existence on any phone, tablet, computer, or screen I use. I rely on them daily to talk to my family, manage my work inbox and tasks, get alerted if anything is wrong ...

Getting the most from your phone is easier than ever, but squeezing out a little more productivity requires some extra steps. Here are a few things you should enable ...

Android notifications are pretty great, it's one of those features Android still does better than iPhone even after all these years. Want a history of all your notifications? Done. Want to snooze ...

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The stable Android 15 update adds a new feature that dismisses notifications across Pixel devices. Specifically, this feature syncs notification dismissals, so when you dismiss a notification on your ...

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