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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Liam loves Android, design, user experience, and travel. He doesn't love ill-proportioned letter forms, advertisements made entirely of stock photography, and writing biographical snippets. Google ...

Google has restored the status bar vibrate mode icon to Android 12 QPR3 Beta with a new settings menu toggle. In all previous versions of Android, you’ll get status bar icons when in vibrate or silent ...

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 ...

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...

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 ...