Why There's A Key Icon On Your Android Phone's Screen (And How To Turn It Off)

Android phone's status bars have icons about everything from Wi-Fi status to battery charge. If there is a VPN activated, you ...
Android Authority

Google is preparing to make Android Settings a bit more colorful

Google is preparing to make the icons on the Settings homepage more colorful. This is part of Google’s effort to redesign the Settings app to be more expressive. It’s unclear if colored icons are part ...
9to5google

Android 16 QPR1: Old Location icon returns to Quick Settings

Besides a slew of bug fixes, Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 makes one change to the Location Quick Settings Tile. In Android 16 (and earlier versions of the OS), Quick Settings used a pin icon for the ...
Android Police

How I turned Android's new Quick Settings into the perfect control center (and so should you)

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Android 16 started rolling out to Pixel phones on June 10. The update brings some meaningful new features, like support for new ...