Receiving unwanted notifications from Reddit can be pretty inconvenient. Thankfully, Reddit allows you to disable all notifications, just some or all from particular subreddits. In addition to ...

Android typically forces low-priority apps to sleep so that they don't drain your phone's battery. Putting apps to sleep means they won't consume a lot of power and won't run in the background ...

Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

Google is preparing to bring back a feature called notification cooldown that gradually lowers the volume of successive notifications from the same app. Google briefly introduced the feature in the ...

You can turn on notifications for Snapchat on an Android phone by going through two menus: the in-app Settings, and your phone's Notifications menu.

Feeling overwhelmed by constant WhatsApp notifications from specific chats? You can mute the most annoying ones without blocking the rest. WhatsApp is a useful messaging app for staying in touch with ...

To stop the madness before an incoming call startles you too (or your friends who wish your Yeti mic didn’t transmit your ...

Every time I set up a new Android phone or Android tablet, iPhone or iPad, Windows or Mac computer with Chrome as the main browser, there’s one setting I immediately and invariably change. This is a ...

Waze has become a must-have driving companion for a growing number of users, and I can't blame them. Traffic is a nightmare in most large cities, with rush hours typically involving bumper-to-bumper ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...