Google is experimenting with a weird change for Android that puts full-color app icons in the status bar for notifications, and it's weird.

Ever noticed a white dot in the status bar at the top of your Android device? It may seem worrying, but it actually serves a ...

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

Black dots on Android screens aren't usually a mystery and could be anything from a notification to a camera lens, or even a ...

Android 16 QPR1 is the "real" release that is not only is it a visual overhaul, but it's also more feature-packed release for ...

Now Bar on One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications by expanding support to third-party apps. It will take advantage of Google's Live Update.

In a sense, Android’s DND mode comes close to enabling that in one other way. I could set up DND to only hide notifications from the top bar, but allow them to be visible everywhere else ...

Android status bar secret #1: The notification station Our first Android status bar power-up takes inspiration from the other side of the mobile-tech reservoir — with a feature that may be ...

The usual style of Google Maps navigation overlay shrinks the app into a floating picture-in-picture (PiP) window. It hovers ...

Google is testing Live Updates support for Google Maps in Android 16, but it's unclear when everyone will have access to the feature.

Live Updates in Google Maps will only appear if your phone runs Android 16 QPR2. Even then, the rollout is limited, as Google isn’t widely testing the feature yet. The company was last spotted working ...