Here we’ll guide you through some of the best apps for hacking the status bar on your Android device, and what they can do for you. It’s possible to turn the status bar into a volume ...

Google is experimenting with a weird change for Android that puts full-color app icons in the status bar for notifications, and it's weird.

Having notification icons in the status bar is one of Android’s advantages. That is not something iOS offers, and it’s a really neat feature to have. You can always glance at the status bar to ...

Google is testing out new status bar icons in the Android 15 Developer Preview, marking one of the biggest possible shifts in years.

A green dot on your Android screen signals that the camera or microphone is active. Learn why it appears and how to stop it ...

The little green dot in the Notification bar is a handy Privacy Indicator, letting you know that some app is accessing your ...

Android 15 may revamp the status bar icons for Wi-Fi, mobile data, and battery as well as add haptic feedback to Quick Settings.

If your vehicle has Android Auto, you can now use the system to quickly view your local weather. Users started noticing the new feature over… ...

Back in KitKat, we were introduced to translucent system bars, which gave app developers the ability to make the navigation and status bars semi-transparent. Reclaiming as much of the screen as ...