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 ...

Google is continuing its work to split up Android’s notifications and Quick Settings panels. The media player now appears at the top of the Quick Settings panel, and you can now switch between pages ...

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Google is experimenting with transparent notifications in Android 16. Notifications will appear transparent only when shown on the lock screen and on top of other apps. It’s unlikely that Google will ...

Android 16 is now available in its first Developer Preview phase. One of the new features found on Pixel devices in Android 16 DP1 is Notification Cooldown, which will minimize vibration and noise if ...

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Naming classes, methods and variables is ...

Google accidentally showed off its big Android design refresh last week, but now Material 3 Expressive is official. Google says the new interface will begin with Android OS, but it will eventually ...