The first thing I noticed was the silence. I woke up, reached for my iPhone and found nothing waiting for me. No Slack messages stacked on top of Gmail alerts. No Instagram likes to feed my ego. No ...

I used to think I was above it. I would boldly profess that I didn’t need to look at my phone every time a notification went off. Then I realized that I wasn’t above it. I was right there in it like a ...

I was born in 1995, so my first smartphone was a BlackBerry Pearl, which had a physical keyboard. (Remember those?) I grew up at a time when social media was first starting to make waves, but not ...

It never used to bother me when emails came rolling in after hours. For one thing, it comes with the job when you work in media; they mean it when they say the news cycle never ends. Plus, living in ...

I can't believe Android doesn't advertise this essential feature to new users.

On Valentine’s Day, Tonya texted me (don’t get excited, she was thanking me for tracking down some squirrely accounting details for our taxes) and commented that my notifications were silenced in ...

It took me a while to realize just how disruptive notifications were to my day. I doubt I even got a large number compared to some of you, but I’m one of those people who’s obsessively tidy — ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. I’m in a love-hate relationship with Twitter. But, ultimately, I hate how addicted I am to this app. My ...