Smartphone notifications are both the bane of the modern digital world but also its lifeblood. They both keep us up to date on our friends' random outbursts as well as remind us of an important ...

Google on Monday launched a new version of its Gmail app for Android that should help users to reply, archive, and search for messages even faster. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics ...

Browser-based Chrome notifications are likely going to receive Quick Reply in the near future. The testing phase for Quick Reply Chrome notifications is happening now in the Chromium Gerrit. It will ...

Some Google Messages users are seeing an odd bug where notifications are missing the inline “Reply” action on Android. Those impacted with this issue only have the ability to “Mark as read.” “Reply” ...

Instant messaging apps are a dime a dozen these days. iMessage, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Allo, Slack... pick your chat poison. No matter how time-consuming they are, we can't live without them, ...

For years, we’ve been able to quickly reply to messages through Google Messages notifications. It eliminates you having to open the app and tap on the text field just to reply to a message. However, a ...

An upcoming update for Google’s Chrome OS platform could make responding to social messages that bit easier, as you’ll be able to reply right within the notification itself. It’s a key feature that’s ...

Google is getting ready to introduce the Pixel 8 series of smartphones. Although the company hasn’t confirmed the exact launch date yet, recent news suggests that the new phones will probably be ...

Rita was a Managing Editor at Android Police. Once upon a time, she was a pharmacist as well. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, ...