Google released a new Android 16 beta earlier this week and, hiding beneath the scenes, there are more new features and changes in the works including custom icon shapes for the app launcher, a ...

Last year we saw the Google Messages icon design change into something new. Even though that change was around three months ago, users are just now seeing the notification icon for Google Messages ...

New design for the combined notifications and Quick Settings panel. Last year, ... “arch”, and “complex clover.” The default icon shape is still a circle, ...

Support for the Live Updates feature that Google introduced in an earlier Android 16 beta is nestled among the new design flourishes. It’s Android’s take on Apple’s Live Activities, showing ...

New Google Messages notification icon is finally appearing for users. ... Google changed the icon design from a small message box type, with some lines inside it, to a bubble-like shape.

That could change in future update, as a whole new set of icon shapes has been discovered in the latest Android 16 Beta 3. An updated Home screen customizer is shown below with “Shape” and ...

The vibrant notification icons could be particularly beneficial for users who need clearer at-a-glance information, such as those with visual impairments or users who prefer a more colorful interface.

Some other smaller UI changes feel more like refreshers as Android 16 could implement colored icons in Settings. The status bar may also update its icons for Wi-Fi and 5G, as well as a swap in ...

Google is experimenting with replacing notification icons with app icons in Android 15. Android expert Mishaal Rahman, writing for Android Authority, uncovered the changes while exploring the Android ...

The red Gmail notification icon is back. Gmail version 2023.06.11x has started rolling out, and it reverts the change. The question is, did Google did this on purpose, ...

If you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy S24 in your hand, then it’s time to start checking the software update page again, as it appears the much-delayed One UI 7 update has restarted in South Korea.