‘Ongoing notifications’ similar to Apple’s Live Activities could be coming to Android

Google is reportedly engaged on a brand new Android API for what it’s calling Wealthy Ongoing Notifications, which might enable apps to show at-a-glance data in a standing bar very like Apple’s Live Activities within the Dynamic Island on iPhone. That is in accordance to journalist Mishaal Rahman, who noticed the code within the Android 15 QPR1 Beta 3 launch. It could work quite a bit just like the time tracker that at the moment seems once you’re on a cellphone name, with a little bit of textual content in a bubble on the prime of the show you could faucet to open the app for extra particulars.

Writing for Android Authority, Rahman says the API “will let apps create chips with their own text and background color that live in the status bar.” It could be particularly helpful for issues like transit updates, permitting customers to preserve observe of pertinent data like departure instances or an Uber’s ETA whereas utilizing different apps. The characteristic isn’t but full, although, and it could nonetheless be a while earlier than we see it. Rahman predicts it’ll arrive with Android 16.