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Notifications Trigger the Brain’s Reward System At the core of notification addiction is dopamine, a neurotransmitter ...

The year was 2009. There were only two Marvel movies so far, Avatar came out, and Apple was launching the iPhone 3GS. It had a brand-new push-notification system that, among other things, would ...

Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second. Everyone in tech circles may ...

It's no secret that Android's handling of notifications is light-years ahead of the competition (looking at you, iOS). But it doesn't matter how well your amazing Android phone handles notifications ...

Remember the days before our gadgets were buzzing and beeping at us all day long? Yeah, me neither. Maybe your issue is email. If your inbox is a mess, give yourself the gift of clearing it out. No, ...

Apps and websites regularly push alerts to your devices, but there are ways to minimize disruption and still stay in the loop. By J. D. Biersdorfer Notifications on your phone and computer are great ...

If you do not want to show the entire content of a notification, you can hide it on Windows 11/10. It is possible to turn on or off this setting from the Windows Settings panel on Windows 11/10 ...