Google is working on a new option for Android 16 that will let you collapse notifications into a shelf on the lock screen. Android 16 will let you choose between displaying the full list of ...

Android 16 may introduce a "Compact" notification view to declutter the lock screen. The new feature will collapse notifications into a small pill below the clock on the lock screen.

Google is making updates to notifications in Android 16 QPR1 for Pixel devices, with new shortcuts and an updated lock screen layout.

One of the changes users can look forward to in Android 16 is a more compact notification shelf that should make things look more tidy.

Pixel phones running Android 16 or older, on the other hand, show a lot of notification information by default, with full banner notifications displayed on the lock screen, content, and all.

Google released a new Android 16 beta earlier this week and, hiding beneath the scenes, there are more new features and changes in the works including custom icon shapes for the app launcher, a ...

However, lock screen widgets won't automatically appear when running Android 16. It will be up to phone manufacturers, such as Samsung, to add the functionality through an update.

However, Android Auto is evolving at a fast pace, and an announcement released last year at Google's I/O developer event indicated that a full-screen mode would eventually be required.