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 ...

Google is considering changing which icons Android will use to show notifications in the status bar, notifications shelf, and always-on display. The company is experimenting with using apps’ main ...

Having notification icons in the status bar is one of Android’s advantages. That is not something iOS offers, and it’s a really neat feature to have. You can always glance at the status bar to see if ...

I don’t want to embarrass you, but the top of your phone’s screen is, like, totally a waste of space. For years now, y’see, Android device-makers have been designing devices with a circular cutout ...

We successfully activated Android 16’s Live Updates feature, allowing us to showcase what live notifications will look like. Live Updates is a new class of notifications for ongoing activities like ...

As part of the November 2025 Feature Drop, Pixel VIPs picked up a pair of updates, led by prioritized notifications, that are now rolling out. The VIPs (Google Contacts) homescreen widget now shows a ...

In this guide we’ll explain what some of those weird notification bar icons are on your OnePlus 6 screen. Whether you see a circle with a line through it or three little dots, we’re here to help.

Android is filled with all kinds of useful features, but some of them are not so well known. Many of you probably don’t know that you can enable custom notification icons on Android, and we’re here to ...

Wondering if there’s something that you can do about the shortcut buttons in your Notification Bar? This short guide will walk you through the easy steps to customize Notification Bar on Galaxy S10.

In this guide we’ll help you understand what all the notification bar icons mean on the Galaxy S8. The little icons at the top of the screen near the time and battery indicator. Whether you see a ...

If you’ve chosen Android over iOS, one of the reasons behind your decision may well have been the extra configuration and customization options you get with Google’s mobile operating system—and if you ...

Samsung introduced Live Notifications in the Now Bar with One UI 7, but they’re about to get better with One UI 8. These rival Apple’s Live Activities and offer ongoing activities more accessible via ...