Android 16 could be borrowing a key notification trick from the iPhone

• Work on Android in beta form continues
• Android 16 could feature a new notifications trick
• For now it’s called Rich Ongoing Notifications

With Android 15 now rolling out to Pixel phones, we can start turning our attention to what’s coming with Android 16 – and some digging into the latest beta code for the operating system has revealed a Dynamic Island-style notification system.

This comes from Mishaal Rahman over at Android Authority, and the feature is called Rich Ongoing Notifications. That gives you some idea of what’s involved: persistent notifications that show up in the status bar at the top of the screen.