{"id":625547,"date":"2025-12-11T04:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625547\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T04:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:34:16","slug":"the-pixel-9-and-10-just-got-a-useful-feature-to-silence-junk-notifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/625547\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pixel 9 and 10 just got a useful feature to silence junk notifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"elk-d8ec7ba5-10c0-4b4e-afc2-9b4179642b98\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>What you need to know<\/p>\n<ul id=\"1f824baf-e4ee-4b1b-b77f-31d5ad4ed64a\">\n<li>Google\u2019s new Notification Organizer is rolling out to Pixels, aiming to finally cut down on alert overload.<\/li>\n<li>The tool sorts low-priority alerts into four categories \u2014 Promotions, News, Social, and Suggested \u2014 with the first two enabled by default.<\/li>\n<li>The feature is part of the Android 16 QPR2 and December Feature Drop, but it\u2019s exclusive to Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 models, leaving the 9a out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"21256efa-4da6-41f9-af30-9dcfacc98d3c\">Your notification shade is likely cluttered right now. Between product coupons and news alerts that aren&#8217;t really urgent, finding a text from your partner can feel like an archaeological dig. If you own a recent Google Pixel, however, that headache is about to disappear.<\/p>\n<p>Google is rolling out the Notification Organizer, a feature <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/android-16-finally-fights-notification-overload-and-lets-you-kill-ugly-icons\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/apps-software\/android-os\/android-16-finally-fights-notification-overload-and-lets-you-kill-ugly-icons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">included in the Android 16 QPR2 update and the December Feature Drop<\/a>, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/09\/google-pixel-notification-organizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/12\/09\/google-pixel-notification-organizer\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" rel=\"noopener\">9to5Google <\/a>reports. Unlike a basic Do Not Disturb mode that silences everything, this tool acts more like an AI-powered filter for your notification shade.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"21256efa-4da6-41f9-af30-9dcfacc98d3c-2\">Sure, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/how-to-enable-and-customize-notification-summaries-on-your-pixel\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/how-to-enable-and-customize-notification-summaries-on-your-pixel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filtering options have existed before<\/a>, but this version stands out because it uses on-device AI to look at the content of each alert, not just the app that sent it. So, if an important app sends a generic promo code, the system can mark it as junk but still let urgent messages through.<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>You get four primary categories where these low-priority pings are sequestered: Promotions and News are enabled by default, while Social and Suggested options require a manual toggle. Rather than filling up your main feed, these notifications are grouped in the Silent section of your shade, marked with an AI sparkle icon.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-5ed62313-217a-4f62-a9e5-09dfb81548f2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-url=\"\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/>Flagship exclusive for now<\/p>\n<p id=\"c440f2df-bf5c-4b3e-9fda-4c5715b42532\">Although the feature is part of the December 2025 rollout, it is exclusive to the Pixel 9 and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/google-pixel\/google-pixel-10-series-your-ultimate-guide\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/google-pixel\/google-pixel-10-series-your-ultimate-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pixel 10<\/a> lineups, with the budget-friendly Pixel 9a excluded.<\/p>\n<p>Before searching for the feature, check that you are in a supported region. The rollout is happening in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Japan, and it only works if your system language is set to English.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a supported device, the option might not show up right away, even after updating your software. Restarting your phone can make the feature appear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get the latest news from Android Central, your trusted companion in the world of Android<\/p>\n<p>Once it is available, go to Settings, then Notifications, and then Notification Organizer to adjust your preferences. You can turn on extra categories or enable &#8216;Always expand bundles&#8217; if you want to see more at a glance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What you need to know Google\u2019s new Notification Organizer is rolling out to Pixels, aiming to finally cut&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[547,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-625547","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115699073887014731","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}