It's easy to adjust your notification settings in Android to have different sounds for text messages, calls—even different sounds for each contact—email, social media, and just about any app ...

Here's how you can set custom notification icons for your status bar in Android 13. It's a rather hidden option.

How to change notification sounds for text messages When your messages come through, you want the notification to become loud, clear, and distinctive.

Google is experimenting with changing which icons Android uses to show notifications in the status bar and always-on display.

Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second.