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In addition to Dynamic Color for some of the always-on display (AOD) clocks, Android 16 Beta 4 tweaks the time in the status bar. The font has changed, with most numbers — 1 and 2 — wider than before.

Android 15 introduced a soft requirement for apps to use edge-to-edge display, but allowed developers to opt out. Android 16 removes this opt-out, mandating full-screen display for apps targeting the ...

With Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, it’s slightly easier to manage ongoing calls, including Gemini Live, from the status bar chip. Previously, tapping the pill-shaped chip when in a call would open the ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Your Android phone could soon look quite different. Android 16 and Wear OS 6 are both on their way to an Android device near you, along with a new look based on Google's updated design language, ...

Google has officially revealed the interface changes coming to Android later this year. The company has given us an early look at the revamped Quick Settings panel during The Android Show today. The ...

One UI 8 will improve Live Notifications in Now Bar by expanding support to third-party apps. The feature was originally introduced with One UI 7, but only a handful of Samsung native apps supported ...

One UI 8 may add an option to hide the location icon in the status bar when only system apps are accessing it. The icon would still appear when third-party apps access your location, alerting you to ...