No, you're not seeing things: Your Android device sometimes displays a small green dot in the status bar. Likely nestled next to your battery icon, it comes and goes, but never seems to stick around.

Both Android and iOS have matured significantly over the years, offering a hoard of features that once could only be fulfilled through third-party apps or tweaks. Android, specifically, is known for ...

The video introducing Google’s new design language starts with a pull-to-refresh animation that turns “Material 3” into “Material 3 Expressive,” with the sequence introducing the new loading indicator ...

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Much like its iPhone competitor, Samsung has designed its Android phones with several important alert icons. Some of these are more intuitive than others, but one in particular that users ask about ...

Android 16 will introduce a new Night Mode Indicator API to help apps automatically optimize photo capture in low-light environments. Instagram and other social apps will use this to trigger Night ...

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WhatsApp for Android is adding three floating dots to show when someone is typing. The updated typing indicator is currently limited to the beta version of the app, though its broader appearance ...

This might be a surprise for some – but did you know that Android by default doesn’t give you any information regarding your smartphone battery’s lifespan? In most cases, this can only be done through ...

Google could soon notify users about their Android phone's deteriorating battery. This stands in contrast to iPhone users who have long enjoyed the ability to view their phone's battery health ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is apparently adding more battery information to Android. Google is apparently adding more battery ...

It's an Indicator Friendsgiving! You're not alone in feeling the news has been awfully grim this year. So we're taking a collective breath and sitting down at the table to find some economic ...