Samsung is finally bringing a built-in network speed meter to Galaxy phones with One UI 9. Available through the Good Lock ...

Android Halo brings persistent AI agent updates to Android's status bar, letting Gemini and third-party agents report ...

If you were using mobile phones before they became as smart as they are today, you probably remember seeing this E in older ...

Learning to master your smartphone involves memorizing a range of icons, which can be confusing to the uninitiated. Because they are short on space, mobile operating systems rely heavily on visual ...

Android users who have updated their devices to the Android 16 QPR 3 release that Google started testing in December 2025 for supported Pixel devices may have noticed a new indicator in the phone's ...

Googlebook is a new device line coming this fall. It merges Android and ChromeOS for smoother phone-to-laptop use. Chromebooks aren't going away anytime soon. Google has announced an all-new laptop ...

The status bar on Android phones provides several details about your device. It shows you how full the battery is, if it's connected to Wi-Fi or data, the time, and any missed notifications, such as ...

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...

Android 16 introduces Live Updates, a new feature that elevates ongoing notifications to the status bar, but it excludes media playback notifications. This is because media apps use a dedicated “Media ...

Google is preparing to launch “Live Updates,” a feature similar to iOS’s Live Activities that prominently displays progress-style notifications. Once live, these special notifications will appear ...