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Google may let its Apple inspiration bring ‘ongoing notifications’ to Android

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Google may let its Apple inspiration bring ‘ongoing notifications’ to Android

What you need to know

  • A discovery in Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 shows Google is working on adding “rich ongoing notifications.”
  • The feature is similar to Apple’s Dynamic Island or OnePlus’ variant as “ongoing notifications” would occupy a chip beside a user’s clock in the status bar.
  • More in-depth information was unknown; however, this feature could debut with Android 16.

Google dropped its latest Android 15 QPR1 beta for testers and there are clues in the code about upcoming features.

In a post by Mishaal Rahman (Android Authority), Google is reportedly working on a new style of alerts titled “rich ongoing notifications.” Rahman states this is a new API, but there’s little else to understand about it. What was easily known from the latest Android 15 QPR beta is the design Google might chase. Supposedly, this API will give app creators agency over the color and more for this consistent, “ongoing” notification chip beside a device’s clock.

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