Google App v7.3 Prepares to Add a Notification Listener Service to Intercept Notifications

Google App v7.3 prepares to add a notification listener service to enable the app to intercept notifications, perhaps in reference to "Bisto."

By  Mishaal Rahman May 24, 2017

Google App v7.3.16 beta is rolling out to users on the Play Store, and while our traditional APK teardown hasn't revealed much information that we think is interesting, there is one feature that I thought would be worth sharing. Within the Android Manifest file are new strings that implement a Notification Listener Service which hints at the possibility that the Google App can intercept your notifications. For what exact purpose, we can only speculate at this time.