Google hasn't given up on a split Quick Settings section in Android, which may become an optional feature soon. Samsung and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Android 15 will arrive on phones in the ... These changes aren’t limited to the standard notification bar. Google appears to be testing the use of colorful icons on the Always-On Display ...

According to the report, code strings found in the beta's files indicate that Google plans to add a new “Notifications & ...

The release of Android 16 QPR1 is easily the star of today’s Google I/O show for those of us in the Android space. While Google showed off some neat Gemini and AI demos, and basically spent the entire ...

Android 16 will introduce "Live Updates," a new notification feature similar to iOS's Live Activities, providing real-time information on the always-on display, status bar, and lock/notification ...

Support for the Live Updates feature that Google introduced in an earlier Android 16 beta is nestled among the new design flourishes. It’s Android’s take on Apple’s Live Activities, showing ...

Google is experimenting with replacing notification icons with app icons in Android 15. Android expert Mishaal Rahman ... On the one hand, they don’t like quite as nice in the status bar as the ...

The time until your next turn and ETA are showing up in the status bar on Android ... supported in Android 16 beta 2.1, as Android Authority says notifications from Google Maps are still ...

Android users are getting their first glimpse of a new operating system feature while using Google ... notifications display live info from apps, and always appear on the status bar and lock ...