JR Raphael, Foundry
In the standard (non-Samsung) Google version of Android, a similar sliver of sorcery exists in that same Notifications area under the “Notifications on lock screen” option. And, no matter what flavor of Android phone you’re using, you can always dig deeper and create app-by-app exceptions for whatever rule you establish as well.
Part II: Android 16 notification nuance
6. Automatic organization
Notification overload is all too common of a challenge, particularly for those of us who receive alerts from approximately 7,977 different calendars and messaging apps (hiya!). Android 16 aims to make any avalanche of alerts at least a little more manageable by automatically grouping multiple notifications from the same app into a single streamlined space in your notification panel — so you’ll see ’em all together and they take up far less room.
Notably, Android has actually offered the ability to do this for years now — but up until Android 16, it’s been up to each individual app developer to opt in and implement it. With Android 16, every single app will automatically have its notifications grouped for you, whether its developer took the time to support the system or not.
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
