I don’t want to embarrass you, but the top of your phone’s screen is, like, totally a waste of space. For years now, y’see, Android device-makers have been designing devices with a circular cutout ...

Android 15 is getting closer, and we are still discovering new information about this next iteration of Android. As discovered by noted Android engineer Mishaal Rahmen, a part of Android that has been ...

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 ...

YouTube for Android is rolling out a transparent status bar that makes for a nice qualify-of-life improvement. Previously, there was a solid status bar when you scrolled through the app’s Home and ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Android users are up in arms over leaked screenshots showing Google’s planned redesign of the status bar icons in the upcoming Android 15 update. The new Wi-Fi, mobile data, and battery icons harken ...

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 quietly swaps the positions of Wi-Fi and mobile network icons on the status bar. The new arrangement mirrors Apple’s approach on iOS and breaks years of established Android UX ...

Android 15 introduced a soft requirement for apps to use edge-to-edge display, but allowed developers to opt out. Android 16 removes this opt-out, mandating full-screen display for apps targeting the ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...