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Microsoft Teams is getting a new file download manager

Paul Hill — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:22:02 +0000

Microsoft is launching a streamlined file download experience for Teams desktop and web users this month. Read more...

10 quick tweaks that make Windows 11 a lot better

Usama Jawad — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:46:01 +0000

Ten quick tweaks can make Windows 11 faster, cleaner, and less annoying, with each change taking under a minute to apply. Read more...

Here are all the new features Microsoft added to Intune for IT admins in March 2026

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:36:01 +0000

From smarter alerts to tighter control across Windows, iOS, and macOS, Microsoft expands Intune in ways IT admins shouldn't ignore. Read more...

How to fix notifications not displaying in MagicOS for HONOR Magic phones

Steven Parker — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 15:08:01 +0000

A performance-related HONOR MagicOS feature is throttling your key notifications too. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to fix it. Read more...

Google Chrome will soon offer you a 'quieter' browsing experience

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:58:01 +0000

Google is working on a new feature in Chrome for Android and desktop, enabling a quieter and more focused browsing experience. Read more...

Microsoft wants OEMs to build proper USB Type-C notification support in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:30:01 +0000

Microsoft wants OEMs to utilize the robust notification mechanism for USB Type-C connectivity in Windows 11, and has some guidance for them. Read more...

Switch 2 users report annoying rumble notifications

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:10:01 +0000

Switch 2 gamers are complaining about receiving persistent notifications about their system's rumble effect being forcibly turned off due to prolonged use. Read more...

Project Manager for Planner in Teams gets public preview task notifications

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 May 2025 10:46:01 +0000

The Project Manager for Planner in Teams is now equipped with notifications that get shown in the activity feed. This helps you find out when the agent completes tasks faster. Read more...

Apple halts AI summaries for news apps with latest beta updates amid issues

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:06:01 +0000

With the latest beta software for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple has temporarily stopped AI summaries for news apps after it was accused of displaying false facts. Read more...

Apple issues response after AI feature claimed Luigi Mangione died by suicide

David Uzondu — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:16:02 +0000

Last year's Apple Intelligence error about Luigi Mangione's death has led Apple to announce a fix for its notification summary issues. Read more...

Android 15 QPR2 brings a lock screen notification minimalism option

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 05:48:01 +0000

The latest Android 15 QPR2 update adds the option that shrinks lock screen notifications, decluttering your lock screen notifications. Read more...

Google could bring a new feature to sync notifications across devices with Android 15

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:36:02 +0000

Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 update has a code for a feature that will help sync notifications across all your Android devices. Read more...

Google Chrome gets upgraded Safety Check and one-time site permissions

Paul Hill — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:58:01 +0000

Google is rolling out three new features for Chrome, including an upgraded Safety Check, easier opt-out from unwanted notifications, and one-time site permissions for better control. Read more...

Microsoft Teams public preview users can try out turning off notifications for channel posts

John Callaham — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:18:01 +0000

People who are signed up to get updates for the Microsoft Teams public preview can try out a new version that lets people turn on or off notifications for posts in their Teams channel. Read more...

Microsoft Forms now allows users to add or remove people or groups from email notifications

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:48:01 +0000

Microsoft Forms has just added a new feature that allows people who make the forms, quizzes, or surveys a way to add or remove people or groups who get email responses notifications. Read more...

Microsoft is trying to fix a Skype bug that's sending lots of push notifications

Omer Dursun — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:48:02 +0000

Skype has apologized for the push notification bug that caused repeated alerts. Some users reported receiving the same notification every hour. The firm says a new patch is on its way. Read more...

Microsoft Edge now blocks abusive notifications from bad websites

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:32:01 +0000

Microsoft said it has been taking drastic actions against websites that send spammy notifications out to users. Edge now bans some sites from sending notifications and silences other websites. Read more...

Linux Mint 21.2 and LMDE 6 are to be available within a month of each other

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 May 2023 01:48:01 +0000

Linux Mint 21.2 will come with new notification and tooltip themes. Some visually-impaired users have raised concerns over these notification themes, saying that it's difficult to read the text. Read more...

Firefox 111.0 launches with Windows native notifications and hardly anything else

Paul Hill — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:12:01 +0000

Firefox 111.0 is out. It doesn't include much but Windows users may welcome the native notifications. There's also something for Firefox Relay users and speakers of Silhe Friulian and Sardinian. Read more...

Instagram's new Quiet mode lets you shut out notifications

Justin Luna — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:30:01 +0000

Instagram has a new feature called Quiet mode that allows users (especially teenagers) to set boundaries with their friends and followers. The app now also gives users better control over their feed. Read more...

Closer Look: Quick settings and notifications in Windows 11

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 17:00:02 +0000

Microsoft has taken some steps to decouple notifications and quick settings in Windows 11, but is it enough? Find out in our latest Closer Look article which discusses the associated changes. Read more...

WhatsApp will now allow users to ignore new notifications from archived chats

Mehrotra A — Tue, 18 May 2021 12:16:01 +0000

WhatsApp has been working on a feature that will allow users to mute notifications from archived chats. The feature was in the works for a couple of years and is now rolling out to Beta users. Read more...

Google expands Android Earthquake Alerts System notification coverage

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 19:20:02 +0000

Last year, Google introduced the Android Earthquake Alerts System. Notifications of the feature were only available in the U.S. so far. That changed today with the addition of two more countries. Read more...

Zoom boosts user privacy with new notification warnings

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:44:01 +0000

The latest Zoom update has introduced new notifications to help users maintain their privacy while using the app. They tell users who can see and who can do what with your information. Read more...

Linux Mint outlines better, unobtrusive update notifications

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:06:01 +0000

The Linux Mint team has outlined a new notification system for software updates. The notifications are designed in a manner so that they do not become annoying but ensure users stay up-to-date. Read more...

Microsoft Edge will adapt a scoring system for websites to prevent annoying notifications

Abhay V — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:46:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge's new adaptive notification requests approach uses a scoring system to ascertain which sites can serve notification prompts depending on user interaction with the notification requests. Read more...

Chrome will now automatically hide content in web pop-up notifications when screen-sharing

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 05:42:02 +0000

Google Chrome has added a new feature that automatically hides information contained in a pop-up notification on the web when you are sharing your screen. It's available from today. Read more...

Teams now supports native OS notifications for preview users on Mac and Windows

Abhay V — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Microsoft Teams preview now lets users choose between the app's own notification style and native OS toasts on Windows and macOS. The feature should roll out to all users starting next month. Read more...

Google to add a nag notification in Android if you haven't used Chrome for a while

Abhay V — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:36:02 +0000

New code commits on Chromium Gerrit hint at a new feature for Chrome on Android that will prompt users to use Google's browser if it detects that the browser has not been used for long. Read more...

Some Android users are able to set reminders right from notifications

Abhay V — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 13:46:01 +0000

A server-side change is bringing the ability for Pixel users running Android 10 to set reminders directly from notifications. The smart action currently supports some apps such as WhatsApp. Read more...

Microsoft is aiming to make notification request prompts less annoying

Rich Woods — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:38:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced an improvement that it's making to its Edge browser that will stop websites from asking you for permission to send push notifications. You'll have to turn it on manually. Read more...

Facebook now warns you if you share an article that's more than three months old

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:14:01 +0000

Facebook is rolling out a new notification screen that pops up before you can share a news article that's more than three months old. It will also explore other uses of notification screens. Read more...

Opera for Android 58 arrives with improved notification handling

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:40:02 +0000

Opera for Android 58 has been released on the Play Store. The firm said the update is a bit smaller than usual but still comes with some nice improvements which should make browsing a bit better. Read more...

Chrome 80 will come with a quieter permission UI for notifications

Paul Hill — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:38:01 +0000

Google Chrome 80 will ship with a quieter permission UI for notifications. The feature will be available on both desktop and mobile and will encourage sites to use notifications appropriately. Read more...

Mozilla pushes Firefox 72 with fingerprinting blocked by default

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:16:01 +0000

Mozilla has pushed Firefox 72. The update is not huge but does bring some changes that users will appreciate. This update blocks fingerprinting by default and gets rid of notification request alerts. Read more...

Mozilla makes notifications less annoying in latest Firefox Nightly releases

Paul Hill — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 01:50:01 +0000

One of the latest Firefox Nightly builds now stops notification permissions being displayed by default. Users will now have to press the notification icon before they can allow notifications. Read more...

Uber rolls out ‘Check Your Ride' notifications for users worldwide to boost safety

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:34:01 +0000

Uber has rolled out Check Your Ride notifications for users all around the world in a bid to boost people's safety. They were already released in the U.S. earlier this year following a death. Read more...

New Microsoft patent details pop-up display for a hinged, foldable device

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 21:30:01 +0000

A recently published patent filed by Microsoft describes in detail the hinge mechanism supporting a pop-up dual-surfaced foldable display. The patent also hints towards edge display notifications. Read more...

New Telegram updates arrive with chat exports, and better notifications

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 14:00:01 +0000

Telegram on mobile and desktop has been updated today in order to bring several new changes that enhance user security, improve the notification experience, and more easily let you back up data. Read more...

Facebook and Instagram now let you manage the time you've spent on either app

Hamza Jawad — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:16:01 +0000

Facebook has announced three new tools for Instagram and Facebook after collaboration with mental health experts. These tools will allow users to observe and control the time spent on both apps. Read more...