If you’ve ever stared at your home screen and thought, “These icons could use a glow-up,” Android 16 has heard your silent plea. The latest beta rollout ...

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.

Custom icon packs are not all created equal. Many, sadly, introduce more problems than they solve. But every now and then, I stumble upon an icon pack that feels like a genuine improvement rather than ...

Starting with Android 16 QPR2, Google will enforce universal auto-themed icons with a monochrome filter across all apps.

Google rarely talks about the changes it releases for Android Auto users unless it's something truly big, but a mysterious tweak that has surfaced lately could be either a highly anticipated update or ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Android Auto now reflects Samsung’s icons and icon shape if you’ve got a Galaxy phone. It also looks like Android Auto copies icon shapes when using phones from other manufacturers. Android Auto is ...

If you own a Samsung smart phone, you may have noticed an icon shaped like an eye that occasionally pops up. Here's what it ...

Spotify is rolling out an update on Android that ditches the border on its app icon, bringing back a “normal” icon five years after it was changed before quickly reverting the change. For a long time, ...

Customization was a big focus of Apple’s reveal of iOS 18 this week, and that includes updating the homescreen to be truly customizable. That includes Apple bringing a version of Android’s themed ...

The 'N' icon in the notification tray indicates that NFC is enabled on your phone. Head to the Settings app or the quick ...

Say what you want about Android Auto bugs, but some are so ridiculous that not even Google can determine why they happen. A recent glitch impacting what is still limited a number of users causes the ...