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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new class of notifications for ongoing activities. Live Updates are prominently displayed on the lock screen as well as on the status bar. These notifications ...

in Android M, we could see things like notification and system status icons flip from white to dark depending on the app and the color of the app’s status bar. If a developer turns on ...

AodNotify can light up your Android status bar to indicate new notifications in all sorts of interesting ways. You can have incoming notifications from certain apps create a ring of light around ...

Android 15 will ... making notifications more eye-catching and easier to recognize at a glance. These changes aren’t limited to the standard notification bar. Google appears to be testing ...