While the Chrome OS notification system seems fairly simple and straightforward, it’s actually quite robust. You can enable or disable app badging, block notifications entirely with ‘Do not disturb’, and even toggle apps or web apps to show or hide notifications individually. For all of its advancements over the years, I’ve noticed a few bad development decisions that have persisted, and I have a few recommendations that could go a long way toward improving the user experience. I think it can be fun to think about what could be improved, so without further ado, let’s take a look at 5 things that Chrome OS can fix or change about its notification system!
Prevent notification shifting
Something that frustrates me to no end is how notifications will shift and change size in some instances. For example, when Google Play apps are being installed, the progress bar will appear underneath them and then disappear at different times. This causes the notification card to change sizes, and sometimes even shift to a different ordering location among the other cards. Because of this, you can’t properly click on something of interest without accidentally hitting a completely different card, thus opening an app you had no interest in opening!
