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 ...

Google is tightening up Android’s visual consistency by making themed app icons mandatory. Themed icons first appeared in Android 13, but adoption has been spotty, with major apps like TikTok still ...

Android Auto might have suddenly started to look different in your car recently, with icons that have gone square or some other shape. Here’s why that happened. For years, Android Auto has shown app ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer ...

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Google is giving Android 17 a fresh, softer look. The new update adds more blur across the system, making menus and sliders ...

Google is preparing to make the icons on the Settings homepage more colorful. This is part of Google’s effort to redesign the Settings app to be more expressive. It’s unclear if colored icons are part ...

Say what you want about Android Auto bugs, but some are so ridiculous that not even Google can determine why they happen. A recent glitch impacting what is still limited a number of users causes the ...

Google is gearing up to launch Android 17, likely at Google I/O 2026. The upcoming Android update is expected to introduce a refreshed user interface with transparency effects, enhanced privacy tools, ...

A Google leak has revealed "Aluminium OS," a new Android desktop interface featuring Chrome extensions and a redesigned ...