Staying aware of your surroundings matters. That includes hearing smoke alarms, appliance beeps or a knock at the door. Still, real life gets busy. You wear headphones. You get focused. Sounds slip by ...

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 ...

I’m going to get right to the point. Discord likes Halloween enough to switch everyone to a spooky set of notification sounds. I dislike my primary PC unexpectedly starting up a howling ruckus as I’m ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

To change the notification sound on your iPhone, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics. You can change the notification sounds on this page for the Text Tone, New Voicemail, Calendar Alerts, Reminder ...

With less than a week before the Portola Music Festival’s gates open, San Francisco’s electronic music festival is getting an unexpected boost from one of the world’s most popular LGBTQ+ dating apps.

A frustrating Android 16 bug is causing some users to miss notifications, as new alerts are silent when an existing notification is in the shade. The good news is that Google has acknowledged the ...

Some Pixel owners have found a strange notification bug in Android 16. Affected users found that notifications don’t play any sounds when there’s already a notification in the dropdown menu. Google ...

Artur is a copywriter and SEO specialist, as well as a small business owner. In his free time, he loves to play computer games and is glad that he was able to connect his professional career with his ...

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 ...