Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

Notion, a powerful and flexible productivity platform, empowers users to optimize their workflow through a wide array of customizable features. One such feature is the ability to create a personalized ...

You can't always turn on Do Not Disturb to get rid of all distracting notifications, but there are ways to make them less distracting — or more convenient — in macOS. Apple revamped notifications in ...

Managing notifications is no easy task, especially when one tries to maintain the delicate balance between a no-interruption work mindset and the fear of missing out on important alerts. This not only ...

Every year, and with every iOS update, it seems Apple tries to do something new when it comes to iPhone notifications. We’re not talking about reinventing the wheel or going the Android route—just ...

Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second. Everyone in tech circles may ...

If your badge counts and pop-up reminders go unnoticed, you probably have a signal-to-noise problem—but it's easy to fix. I'm an expert in software and work-related issues, and I have been ...

If you want to always show all the icons in the Windows notification area or system tray, or Taskbar, here is how you can do that. There are two ways to do that, and this article explains both methods ...

To get started, open the Outlook app and select a subfolder for which you want to receive notifications. Then, make sure that you are in the Home tab. If so, select Rules > Manage Rules & Alerts. If ...

In iOS 15, Apple introduced a new Focus feature that aims to help reduce distractions and let you zone in on a single thing. Focus does this by filtering notifications based on what you're doing. With ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Let's start here: I don't hate the Apple ...