Android Authority

Android 16 may introduce a new compact notification shelf on the lock screen

Google is working on a new option for Android 16 that will let you collapse notifications into a shelf on the lock screen. Android 16 will let you choose between displaying the full list of ...
Digital Trends

Here’s how Android 16 could make managing notifications easier than ever

Are you tired of the constant stream of notifications on your Android phone? Google may have a solution in development as part of its Android 16 update. For example, imagine having your ...
Android Police

Android 16's reworked lock screen enables my terrible notification hygiene in the best way

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16's initial release is available on Pixel phones right now, but it's pretty light on new user-facing features. The ...
Android Authority

Android could put your beautiful lock screen clock in the notifications panel

Google is experimenting with putting the lock screen clock in more surfaces, including the top of the notifications panel. This feature isn’t live yet in the latest Android 16 beta, but it could ...
9to5google

Pixel has made a change to lock screen notifications – here’s how to adjust it

The Pixel 10 hit store shelves with Android 16 QPR1, which alters how lock screen notifications are presented. If you’re not used to it, the sudden change can be a little disorienting. The new ...
Android Police

Your lock-screen clock could get another prominent home with Android 16

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 ...

Google announces second Android 16 release of 2025 is heading to Pixels

Since rolling out the first version of Android in 2008, Google has largely stuck to one major release per year. Android 16 ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR1 adds new notification shortcuts and lock screen layout

Among the many updates in Android 16 QPR1’s big redesign is a new look for notifications which includes more prominent shortcuts for settings, history, and also an updated lock screen layout too ...
The Verge

Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications

Live Updates are dynamic notifications that live on your lockscreen, but they’re limited to ride shares, food orders, and navigation for now. Live Updates are dynamic notifications that live on ...