Notifications truly are one of our smartphones’ greatest strengths – and one of their most irksome annoyances. They keep us connected to important information and yet also keep us tethered to our digital lives at the most inopportune times.
Here in the land of Android, notifications are actually designed in a sensible way that makes them reasonably easy to manage and customize. But taking total advantage of Android's notification intelligence requires a bit of effort. Some of the most helpful and advanced notification options are buried in the software and need a virtual treasure map to be summoned into action.
Not to worry, though: I've got your treasure map right here. And once you get things set up with this stuff once, your Android notifications will be in tip-top shape from then on out – no ongoing effort required.
1. THE INDIVIDUAL CHANNEL CONTROLS
Android has allowed intricate control of not only how
