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Google Rolls Out On-Device AI Notification Organizer to Pixel 9 and 10

It groups lower-priority alerts into silent bundles using local processing.

Overview

  • The organizer is part of Android 16 QPR2 and the December Feature Drop for Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 models, with the Pixel 9a not supported.
  • On-device AI classifies notifications into Promotions, News, Social, and Suggested, with Promotions and News enabled by default.
  • Bundled items live in the Silent section without sounds or haptics, while high-priority alerts continue to surface at the top.
  • The rollout is live in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Japan, and some users may need a restart and an English system language to see the setting.
  • Users can turn the feature off, choose categories, always expand bundles, and exclude apps, though early reports say it may enable itself by default and Google notes it may sometimes make mistakes.