Get the summary of iOS 18 AI notifications on Android devices

Whenever a new iOS feature comes out, Android developers quickly catch up and develop apps that bring these new features to Android. This is made possible by many factors, one of which is the openness of Android as a platform. If you’ve been following the release of iOS 18, you might remember that Apple introduced a Notification Summary feature that will summarize your pending notifications. The same feature is now available on Android via an app, and it’s extremely easy to set up. Here’s how to get the iOS 18-like AI Notification Summary feature on Android.

Summary of AI notifications on Android: How it works

The application in question is To summarize from developer Gustavo who also developed some of my favorite apps that I use – Noti Progress Bar and CalenTile Quick Setting Tile. It costs about a dollar but is definitely worth it for what it does.

To summarize uses Gemini models via the user’s Gemini API key to summarize notifications for you. You can grant them access to notifications in addition to setting a message threshold at which the app should summarize message content.

You can also enable/disable Notification summary for individual appsIf you are worried about the API key, the developer promises that it will be stored on your device.

Get iOS 18 AI Notification Summary on Android

Before installing the app, you will first need to get your Gemini API key. Then, launch the app, grant a few permissions, and you will be all set. Here’s how to get an iOS 18-like notification summary on Android.

1. Download the To summarize application of the Google Play Store.
2. Jump to this Gemini Page to retrieve your API key. You will need to sign in to your Google account.
3. Click on Get API Key.
4. Now, accept the Google API Terms of Service and click on Continue.
5. On the next screen, select Create an API key.
6. On the next screen, click on Create an API key in a new project.
7. Once done, copy the generated API key.

1. Now launch the app and tap on Gemini API Key under Configuration.
2. Paste the key you just copied in step 7 of this guide.
3. Grant the app notification and accessibility permissions and turn off battery optimizations.
4. Adjust the Message threshold cursor. We recommend keeping the default value, otherwise the API call limit may expire too early.
5. You can also select the AI ​​model. The app currently only offers Gemini models: 1.5 Flash, 1.0 Pro, and 1.5 Pro.

We recommend sticking with Gemini 1.5 Flash as it has a higher free tier limit of 15 requests per minute And 1,500 requests per daywhich should honestly be enough for a day’s worth of notifications, unless Google lowers the request limit in the future.

My experience with the Sum Up app

Even though I didn’t have many WhatsApp messages, there were a lot of messages in the GrapheneOS community about Element that I was late to check. Sum Up, summarized it for me in a clear and neat way, and I was able to understand what was happening in the chats and conversations.

In the end, I was pleasantly surprised by how well it works and how no one thought of it before Apple, as it’s pretty simple to implement. I don’t want to denigrate the developer’s efforts, but it’s honestly a cool feature, for sure.

And that’s how you can get the iOS 18-like AI Notification Summary feature on any Android device. What do you think about this feature? Do you think Google should bring it to Android? Let us know in the comments below.