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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 Android Show: I/O Edition gave us our first look at Android 16, but the rumored splitting of the Quick Settings and Notifications panel was seemingly absent. However, it looks like the feature is ...

Android 16 only debuted back in June, but another major Android update has just landed. It still falls under the Android 16 banner, but there's quite a lot in this new software package, including ...

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 ...

After releasing two developer beta versions last year, Google introduced the first public beta for Android 16 on Thursday. New features include live updates on the lock screen (like Live Activities on ...

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The future for Pixel users and lock screen personalization is about to get a new definition with the Android 15 update by Google. As a follow-up to what was introduced with Android 14, the beta ...

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.

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