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 ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of ...

The beauty of Android's operating system lies in its ability to be customized and tailored to your preferences. You can switch your default launcher and change how the icon appears on your Android ...

Themed icons used to be something only advanced users would tinker with through various third-party methods. To make things easier for everyone, Google introduced themed icons with Android 12 and ...

Changing your app icons on Android is easy, but it can be non-intuitive at times. Before getting started, we recommend ...

Android is filled with all kinds of useful features, but some of them are not so well known. Many of you probably don’t know that you can enable custom notification icons on Android, and we’re here to ...

Google Pixel phones suddenly have a new Android 12 install icons feature. Borrowed from iOS, the feature gives visual indications of install statuses for apps on the home screen. The subtle visual ...

Your Android phone's status bar tells you a lot about what's currently happening on your device. It's where you look to find out what time it is, how long until you need to recharge, and whether or ...

The first Android 15 QPR2 beta hints that Google will bring back icon shape customization. Google used to let Pixel users customize the icon shape in Android 11, but this feature was removed in ...