Apple plugs iPhone hole that let FBI extract texts from notifications history

A bug in Apple's notification system was silently storing incoming message content for up to a month, regardless of whether messages were regular or set to auto-delete.

Android's next big fix might be for the people you wish would stop texting

Silence is the easy one. A notification probably still comes through, just without the sound or vibration that makes you stop what you're doing. Block is more absolute, suggesting the alert is ...
Android Authority

Android could extend its lead on notification management over iOS with Notification Rules

Android 17 Beta 3 includes strings for a new “Notification rules” feature that provides granular control over notifications from certain apps and people. Users can assign from five specific actions to ...
ZDNet

I turned on notification summaries on my Pixel 9 Pro, and it was less chaotic than expected

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Jeffrey Goldberg got the push notification of all push notifications — and a hell of a story

Journalism’s biggest scoops usually require months — years! — of shoe-leather reporting. Developing sources. Building trust. Coaxing out documents. Analyzing data. Assembling tiny fragments of ...
Futurism

Google Apologizes for Sending the Worst Push Notification You Can Possibly Imagine

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Engadget

Google sent an AI-generated push alert that included a racial slur

Google sent out an AI-generated news alert that included the N-word, according to reporting by Deadline. The push notification featured a link to a story by The Hollywood Reporter regarding an ...
Lifehacker

All the Ways You Can Customize Notifications on Android Auto

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...
AOL

Future Android Update Could Make Your Notifications More Private Than Ever

The next major version of Android could include a feature that gives users much more granular control of app notification privacy. First spotted in an early developer build of Android 17 by Android ...
Lifehacker

I Let Android AI Summarize My Notifications for a Day, and Here's What Happened

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...
The Verge

Google is bringing AI-powered notification summaries to more Android devices

For now, only Google Pixel users will receive AI-generated summaries of long texts and group chats. For now, only Google Pixel users will receive AI-generated summaries of long texts and group chats.