"The feature, which is bundled in the latest version of Android 16, is only available to Pixel devices for now, but its inclusion in the update suggests that it will arrive on third-party phones next. Google first launched notification summaries for Pixel phones last month. Unlike Apple's version of the feature for iOS, Google is limiting it to chat apps, meaning you won't see any wonky AI-generated news summaries just yet. Google says it will condense longer messages and group conversations into shorter snippets that you can view at a glance. Additionally, Google is launching a new notification organizer that will automatically group and silence "lower-priority" notifications related to promotions, news, and alerts from social platforms."
"Other features rolling out across Android include a way to spot scams using Circle to Search, as well as an update to the Phone by Google app that lets you alert a family member or friend that a call is urgent, but you and the caller need to be using Android devices with Phone by Google set as your default calling app."
Android 16 introduces AI-powered notification summaries limited to chat apps that condense longer messages and group conversations into short snippets for quick viewing. The summaries are currently available only on Pixel devices but are bundled in the Android 16 update, indicating likely rollout to third-party phones. A notification organizer will automatically group and silence lower-priority alerts such as promotions, news, and social notifications. The update adds home screen personalization with custom icon shapes and themes, an expanded dark mode that darkens noncompliant apps, consolidated parental controls in Settings, scam detection via Circle to Search, urgent-call alerts in Phone by Google, and accessibility improvements including Expressive Captions on YouTube.
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