Open the Settings app on your smartphone. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page. Under the General section, turn on EnhancedNotifications. A pop-up will appear explaining what this feature ...

Android Auto is supposed to simplify life behind the wheel, yet several default settings quietly make driving more stressful ...

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 ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

After adding the “Mark as read” action, Google is modernizing Gmail for Android notifications with photo previews. Previously, Gmail notifications on Android showed the sender, subject line, and body.

Get Android notifications, sync the clipboard, and easily share files with a Mac. I'm a former Android-Mac hybrid user. Laugh all you want—we exist. I enjoy having a polished operating system on my ...

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 ...

When you visit a new website using Chrome on Android, you may receive a request to enable notifications. These notifications are meant to help you track meeting reminders, deals, news updates, and ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.