The notification panel on Android smartphones is designed to give you a quick look at commonly used features and important events that have occurred on your phone. Some Android devices feature support ...

Windows PCs can let you automatically adjust screen brightness based on the current lighting conditions. But if you need more control, a simple utility named BrightnessTray makes this task easier for ...

Google is working on removing the Extra Dim feature that makes the screen dimmer than what even the lowest level of the brightness slider allows. Instead, the feature will now be built into the ...

Android 16 DP1 introduces a new setting called Even Dimmer that allows the screen to be dimmed below what the lowest level of the brightness slider usually allows. Even Dimmer is integrated into the ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...

Besides Connected displays support, Beta 2 of Android 16 QPR1 is focussed on refining Material 3 Expressive, including the volume and brightness sliders. In the case of the volume slider, the music ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...