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Android notifications might finally sync across devices soon

Android notifications might finally sync across devices soon

Android notifications might finally sync across devices soon

Android notifications might finally sync across devices soon
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Google appears to be working on a way to finally synchronize notifications across devices in its ecosystem, according to Android Authoritys Mishaal Rahman, who discovered code references to a new “sync across devices” option in the Android 15 beta.

The snippet is apparently located under the Notifications section of Settings, nestled between “sensitive notifications” and a new “notification cooldown” option he spotted last week. There’s no Android notification syncing feature at the moment, as Rahman notes. So if you dismiss a notification on your Android tablet, the same notification will still greet you over on your phone later. This would, I’m sure, be a welcome change for most.

A screenshot of a code string for syncing across devices that's listed in the Notifications section of the Android Settings app.
Screenshot: Android Authority
This code string from the Android 15 beta appears to show a new cross-device syncing feature.

The sync code also lies under an Android-specific controller, implying that the feature would be a little treat for all of the Android ecosystem rather than for Pixel devices alone, writes Rahman. But there’s apparently no accompanying description that would confirm that, so there’s still a possibility that this could be a Pixel exclusive.