The notification drawer on Android can be both useful and distracting because of the sheer number of notifications that come in. You have to manage per-app notifications better through settings or set ...

Google's new feature drop adds a notification organizer feature to keep you more productive and less distracted.

The free Android app DoNotNotify can help you better manage and filter your notifications by creating whitelists and ...

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 ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Android 16 officially rolled out a few weeks ago, and in addition to enhanced protection and productivity enhancements, the latest OS introduced several changes to how notifications are received. If ...

The joy of push notifications is that they attract your attention when you need to know something has happened or someone needs to reach you. Apple lets you tune how notifications work so you’re not ...

If you're tired of adjusting Windows volume constantly, EarTrumpet allows you to control individual app volume directly from the taskbar.

For a while, I always kept Do Not Disturb (DND) on while driving, as I don't like to get distracted when behind the wheel. That meant I missed many important notifications, but keeping them on wasn't ...

Something rings true about Apple’s catchphrase for Apple Intelligence: ‘AI for the rest of us.’ AI can do some really impressive (and problematic) things. But sometimes it’s the boring, practical ...

Learn how smart mobile push notifications keep users coming back, driving better engagement and retention in today’s mobile-first landscape.

Android 17's App Lock feature is still a work-in-progress, but we've now learned how it will handle notifications from locked ...