Master the art of tailor-made alerts and never miss an important notification again You can set different notification sounds for calls, emails, messages, and each app on your Android phone. Changing ...

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 ...

Android now blocks notifications from alerting you if they’re more than two weeks old. This change is enabled starting in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2. This will reduce how annoying it is to boot up devices ...

A frustrating Android 16 bug is causing some users to miss notifications, as new alerts are silent when an existing notification is in the shade. The good news is that Google has acknowledged the ...

Staying aware of your surroundings matters. That includes hearing smoke alarms, appliance beeps or a knock at the door. Still, real life gets busy. You wear headphones. You get focused. Sounds slip by ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Having your Galaxy S23 suddenly stop making sounds for incoming notifications, texts, emails, alarms, and other prompts can certainly be disruptive. You likely rely on audible feedback to stay ...

Smartphones like the Pixel 8 are complex devices with numerous settings and features. Sometimes, due to software glitches, incorrect settings, or updates, the notification sounds may stop working. But ...

With the latest Android Canary update, Google is testing the option to silence certain alerts for users of Bluetooth hearing aids.

Your Pixel can show AI summaries of your notifications on the lock screen now - but there are a few caveats, including a potential privacy issue.