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 ...

Here's everything new in Android 16 QPR1, Google's first big update to Android 16. Material 3 Expressive and Desktop Mode are ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please add as featured image, and remove the image below. The icons at the top of our Android smartphones have changed a lot over time. As more features are added, more icons appear, and it can get a ...

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 ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is testing new icons for various status bar elements like WiFi, mobile data, airplane mode, and battery level. We previously spotted the new designs for the WiFi, mobile data, and airplane mode ...

We’ve stumbled upon an app that allows you to hide your status bar icons, even on Pixel smartphones. That option is not available on Google’s Pixel smartphones at all… and no, you don’t need root in ...

If your vehicle has Android Auto, you can now use the system to quickly view your local weather. Users started noticing the new feature over the last week, reporting that they show up as two small ...