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Yes! The “Clear All” Notifications Button has Returned in the Latest Android 5.0 Build

Kellen October 17, 2014 47

That's right, in the latest Android 5.0 "Lollipop" preview build that went live today, Google brought back the "clear all" notifications button. If you weren't running either of the previous Android L previews, then you likely do not care at all. However, if...

Android L Features: Notification Manager Introduced in “Sound & Notifications”

Kellen June 30, 2014 28

In the past, if you didn't want an app showing notifications on your Android device, you had to either long-press on a notification from the app, then head into the app's specific info page, and disable notifications or take the longer route to unchecking its...

Android L Features: Heads-Up Notifications Will Eventually be Awesome

Kellen June 30, 2014 88

One of the more iOS-like features introduced by Google for Android L during last week's I/O, were Heads-Up notifications. Think of them as floating notifications that appear at the top of the screen no matter what you are up to. Not only do they allow you to...

Light Flow Update Teases New Version of Android, May Require Persistent Notifications for Some Tasks

Kellen May 17, 2013 39

Now that Google I/O is over with and a potential Android 4.3 release date is in the wild, the hypebeasting of features will undoubtedly start to pick up. The first to kick off the fun is one of our favorite apps, Light Flow. For those not familiar, Light Flow...

Apple Files for Notification Center Patent, Android World Lulz

Kellen January 3, 2013 113

Back in 2009, Google filed a patent for Android's "notification bar," a feature that Apple wouldn't figure out how to implement into iOS for another couple of years. Here we are almost four years after that patent was filed and Apple has decided that its "...

How to: Disable Android Application Notifications [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim November 29, 2012 18

We have received a few requests to create a post explaining how to disable a certain application's notifications. Lately, some apps that are downloaded from Google Play utilize a certain type of advertisement that appears in our notification bar. For some,...

RAZR HD has a Massive Multi-color Notification Light Under the Front Speaker

Kellen October 16, 2012 140

I'm a sucker for a good notification light. When the Galaxy Nexus first launched with its multi-color notification light that sat in the chin of the device, I was super excited because this allowed for another level of customization. Thanks to apps like Light...

Video: New Quick Settings Menu in Android 4.2, Double Notification Menus Incoming?

Kellen October 15, 2012 134

Is Google looking to introduce a second notification menu in Android 4.2 that will contain quick settings? According to the video below, purportedly from from an LG Nexus 4 running Android 4.2, the build has a second pulldown menu with a placeholder image that...