Android phones include plenty of tools to help you tune out distracting notifications. It takes a little legwork to set it all up, but you’ll be glad you did in the end.

While Google has grander plans for notifications in Android 16, and it’s about time, many of us need a solution today. I can vouch for one particular app to tame your notification demons.

Now the developers have come up with a redesigned version of Pinnit with notification history as one of the app’s main features. This lets you look at all your dismissed notifications and even ...

Essentially, there are two pieces of Live Notifications in Android 16. The first is to show up in the notification tray and show progress, similar to how many apps have “faked” this ...

They've been written to apply to Google Pixel phones running Android 14 or later, and Samsung Galaxy phones running Android 14 and OneUI 6.1 or later. App notifications ...

I turned off my Android app notifications cold turkey I tried different ways to manage my phone-related distractions. I muted WhatsApp groups, tried Do Not Disturb, and uninstalled several apps.

Enter BuzzKill: It's Android only (sorry, iPhone users), and it'll cost you $4, but it does a fine job of managing notifications for you.

The new Notifications screen is accessible through the latest beta version of the Google app (version 15.20). If you aren’t already enrolled in the Google app beta, you can sign up for free.