The Android Notification Organizer and AI Notification Summaries help cut down on “notification fatigue” by grouping and summarizing alerts. Launched with Android 16 in December 2025, these tools use on-device Gemini Nano AI. By early 2026, they handle long threads and sort low-priority notifications into quiet bundles.
Setup and Activation
These features turn on by default on supported devices, but you can adjust them easily. Start in Settings > Notifications. Toggle “Notification organizer” on, then go back and enable “Notification summaries.” Grant permissions to “Android System Intelligence” under Settings > Notifications > Privacy > Notification read, reply & control. This lets the AI access and process your alerts safely.
Key Features and Usage
They work only on Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 series (not Pixel 9a). Samsung plans similar tools for One UI 8.5 on Galaxy S26. Notifications split into four silent groups: Promotions (sales and ads), News (stories and headlines), Social (likes and updates), and Suggested (newsletters). Long chats or emails get short bullet-point summaries with a sparkle icon.
To customize, add apps like banking to the “Don’t include these apps” list so they stay urgent. Long-press any notification to disable the organizer for that app. Turn on “Always expand bundles” to see details right away. It needs English language and works in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Japan.