Android 14 will apparently change that, allowing you to revoke the full-screen notification permission at any time after app installation.

A new permission found in Android 14 allows users to block apps from using full-screen notifications, useful for apps abusing the function.

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 ...

As reported by 9to5Google, Android 14 is said to allow users to block the apps from taking full-screen view while displaying notifications.

Android 14 beta brings a new feature that allows users to stop apps from sending full-screen notifications. Find out how to access this feature.

According to Mishaal, a single-finger swipe down brings the notification shade to about a quarter of the screen rather than the full screen, as we find in Android 15 and below.

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.

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.

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