Incessant Notifications From One App? Android 15 Will Handle That
One of our favorite times of each year is whenever the first developer preview of the new Android version is released. This year, it’s Android 15, and the developer preview was released a few days ago. Folks have been quick to install it and dive into the features to see what’s new.
Thanks to Mishaal Rahman from Android Police, we’ve been able to take a look at a certain notification-related feature called Notification Cooldown. You know those times when a friend or a group page is sending a deluge of messages, causing your phone to chime every few seconds? Or those apps that get very spammy with push notifications? Notification Cooldown makes these easier to bear.
When Android 15 detects repeated notifications from a certain app on your device, it will automatically and gradually lower the volume of the subsequent notifications from that app alone. What this means is that you won’t be forced to mute your phone entirely when that annoying friend keeps spamming you with messages.
Using Notification Channels on Android 14
Think about it: you have a ride-hailing application installed on your phone and it plays a vital role in you getting to and from work daily. But they send several promotional notifications to your device every single day. Android lets you turn off notifications, but if you do that, how are you meant to know when your driver has arrived?
In Android 14, you get access to Notification Channels in supported apps, and they completely solve this issue. When you go into Settings > Apps > Choose an app > Notifications, you’ll see a bunch of toggles for the different Notification Channels that the app developer has set.
This means you can turn off the “Miscellaneous” and “Deals” channels, and leave the “Order Updates” channel on so you only get the push notifications that you need.
When Is Android 15 Going To Launch Officially?
The Android 15 launch starts with the first developer preview being released, which is where we are in the cycle. However, after the developer preview stage, we get the beta releases, and then end with the stable version of Android 15.
With the current timeline that Google has shown us, it looks like we should expect Android 15 to launch in summer — most likely July. With the way Google handles their launches these days, we should get the official release on the same day that the Pixel 9 series launches.
