Joanna Stern on the Pixel 11 ‘HiLight’ Notification Light

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By John GruberAug 12, 2026, 5:23 pm131 ptsTrending
Joanna Stern, writing The New Thing (gift link): I used to love the blinking notification light on my BlackBerry, and later my Droid 2. It was a simple way to know I had a message without actually looking at my messages. Then BlackBerry let you customize the color, and it was a rainbow dream. Google’s HiLight…

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