Google is working on new Android status bar settings to let users hide the upcoming Android Halo icon and the mute indicator.

There's a lot of info packed in the top area of an Android phone's screen ...

If a briefcase icon shows up in your status bar or app drawer on Android, it means your phone is quietly running two separate ...

Android Halo brings persistent AI agent updates to Android's status bar, letting Gemini and third-party agents report ...

Google might be changing up the designs of status bar icons in Android 15. The design of these status bar icons hasn’t changed for a long time. The new OS may also add haptic feedback to the Quick ...

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 ...

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 Halo confines every AI agent to an isolated container in the status bar that it cannot exit. Google revealed the ...

Halo acts as a dedicated channel for three main things: asking clarifying questions, sharing updates, and showing completed ...

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 ...

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 ...