Android
16
may
come
with
a
new
“Rich
Ongoing
Notifications”
feature
that
lets
developers
keep
persistent
notifications
in
the
Android
status
bar,
according
to
Android
15
beta
code
discovered
by
Android
Authority’s
Mishaal
Rahman,
who
frequently
dives
into
code
to
surface
coming
features.
Right
now,
the
code
enables
adding
a
pill-shaped
icon
with
custom
text
and
background
color
to
the
Android
status
bar.
Some
mock
notifications
Rahman
created
show
how
it
could
be
used
for
things
like
telling
you
when
to
expect
your
Uber
to
arrive.
Android
has
already
had
a
feature
like
this
since
Android
12
that
lets
you
know
how
long
you’ve
been
on
a
phone
call,
Rahman
notes.
A
screenshot
of
a
mock
ongoing
notification
for
Uber,
created
by
Rahman.Screenshot:
Mishaal
Rahman
/
Android
Authority
It
looks
similar
to
the
iOS
Live
Activities
feature,
which
surfaces
things
like
timers,
sports
scores,
and
delivery
ETAs
on
users’
lock
screens
and
at
the
top
of
notifications.
On
the
iPhone
14
Pro
and
up,
they
appear
as
widgets
that
are
a
glance
away
in
the
Dynamic
Island
cutout
while
you’re
doing
other
things
on
your
phone.
I’d
love
to
have
something
just
like
that
on
my
Pixel
6
phone.
Live
Activities
have
been
a
great
way
to
keep
from
forgetting
about
a
parking
meter
I
paid
for
via
my
city’s
parking
app,
or
quickly
checking
on
when
a
food
delivery
will
arrive.
Having
something
similar
on
Android
would
be
one
less
barrier
to
me
switching
back
to
the
platform
in
the
future.
(Originally posted by Wes Davis)
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