Google is adding expressive new animations to Android for interactions like dismissing notifications and toggling settings. Physics-based notification dismissals, shape-shifting Quick Setting tiles, ...

Google is breathing new life into Android with a wave of expressive animations aimed at making the interface feel more alive and tactile. From bouncy notification dismissals to shape-shifting Quick ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

Google is working on a bigger redesign for Android 16 than we’ve seen in beta releases, and a new leak shows off some of the animation tweaks coming to the updated release. All the leaked Android 16 ...

This year’s Google I/O 2024 was kicked off with one of the rare keynotes where Android did not see most of the limelight. AI — and more specifically, Gemini — was the talk of the show, and even the ...

Android has powerful tools to manage notifications; here's how to use them.

The first Android 16 developer preview adds a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. This feature was first spotted in a ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Leaker Ice Universe has shared a couple of screen recordings from an upcoming One UI 8 beta build, referred to as ZYES (for the ...

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.

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 ...