Android 16 makes it easier to spot apps tracking your location

With a revamped privacy indicator appearing as a tappable blue icon in the status bar, you can see exactly which apps are ...
Android Central on MSN

Android 16 QPR3 beta 1 quietly upgrades Pixel phones where it counts

Google's latest Android 16 beta adds a dimmable flashlight, lets you hide the At a Glance widget, and makes navigation buttons customizable.
talkandroid.com

Google Maps Live Updates Bring Trip Progress To Lock Screen And Status Bar

Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make a purchase through these links, we will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Learn more. Google Maps is ...
SlashGear

Why There's A White Dot On Your Android Phone's Screen (And How To Remove It)

Sometimes, a tiny, mysterious white dot appears at the top of your Android phone's screen on the status bar without warning or explanation. Its actual job is simple yet maddening. It tells you that ...
The Diplomat

When Will PNG’s Parliament Finally Decide Bougainville’s Status?

Ishmael Toroama (left), president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, presents the Melanesian Agreement (June 2025) alongside PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right). Credit: Facebook / ...
Lifehacker

Android Users Can Finally Move Their Chrome Address Bar

Two years ago, Chrome on iOS copied one of Safari's best (if controversial at the time) recent changes and finally allowed users to move the app's address bar (or URL bar) to the bottom of the page.
TechCrunch

Chrome for Android now lets you move the address bar to the bottom, too

Google Chrome’s web browser for Android devices is finally catching up to the notable design change that Safari made with the 2021 introduction of iOS 15: It’s offering a way to move the address bar ...
The Verge

Google finally lets Android users put Chrome’s address bar on the bottom

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google is starting to roll out a feature for Chrome on Android that lets ...
The New York Times

Harvard Signals It Will Resist Trump’s Efforts to Revoke Tax-Exempt Status

President Trump on Friday said he would be “taking away” the university’s status, renewing a threat he made last month. It was not immediately clear if the I.R.S. was moving forward with a change. By ...
Android Authority

Android may soon make the battery icon a whole lot more colorful

Google is testing new icons for various status bar elements like WiFi, mobile data, airplane mode, and battery level. We previously spotted the new designs for the WiFi, mobile data, and airplane mode ...
The Verge

Now Google Maps is starting to use Android 16’s live update notifications

The time until your next turn and ETA are showing up in the status bar on Android 16 beta 2.1 The time until your next turn and ETA are showing up in the status bar on Android 16 beta 2.1 is a news ...