Google appears to be toying with a new take on notification icons in the status bar which, instead of the current look, would use the full-color app icons from your Android homescreen. The Android ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Android users haven’t had a major change to the status bar in a number of years. With exception to ...

Android 15 is getting closer, and we are still discovering new information about this next iteration of Android. As discovered by noted Android engineer Mishaal Rahmen, a part of Android that has been ...

Android users are up in arms over leaked screenshots showing Google’s planned redesign of the status bar icons in the upcoming Android 15 update. The new Wi-Fi, mobile data, and battery icons harken ...

Android 15 will arrive on phones in the next few weeks. The upcoming update is creating excitement with its new features and improvements. Hints from the source code, released earlier this month, ...

YouTube for Android is rolling out a transparent status bar that makes for a nice qualify-of-life improvement. Previously, there was a solid status bar when you scrolled through the app’s Home and ...

Google Maps has become the first app to support Android 16's new Live Updates. This lets progress-centric notifications appear prominently in the status bar, notifications panel, lock screen, and ...