It's called the quick settings menu, and it lets you speedily switch up settings for Bluetooth, alarms, Wi-Fi and Do Not Disturb, among others. All you need to do is swipe down from the top edge ...

When a menu pops up, choose Home Settings and turn off the Add icon to Home screen option. Note: This setting used to appear in the Play Store app, but starting in Android 8.0, you can now access ...

The update brings some meaningful new features, like support for new Live Updates notifications that can better keep you aware of ongoing processes like food deliveries, plus a full-fledged desktop ...

Some Quick Settings tiles (such as the Flashlight or the QR Code Scanner) simply trigger an action or a feature on and off.

Summary: An Android 16 API indicates that Google could mimic the iOS settings app, onto Android. Though it's unlikely that this will be widely adopted.

Before Android 12, users were able to easily toggle these settings with just one tap, but that hasn't been the case recently. Luckily, with Android 16, it looks like Google may be going back to ...

Press "Home" on your Android mobile phone to view the home screen. Touch "Menu," then tap the "Gallery" icon. All of the albums stored on your phone will be displayed.

This Google settings redesign is rolling out now (h/t Mishaal Rahman), and we’re seeing it with version 23.32.55 of Google Play services after signing up for the beta. More on Google Play services: ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you own an Android phone, it's safe to say that you're familiar with the quick settings feature even if you never learned its proper name.

That said, it’s unclear if this Android 16 settings redesign will launch with the stable release later this year. Google may choose to roll it out in a quarterly update post-launch or even hold ...