Worried about status bar clutter with Android Halo? Google may let you clean it up

Google is working on new Android status bar settings to let users hide the upcoming Android Halo icon and the mute indicator.

Here's What All Of Those Android Status Bar Icons Mean

There's a lot of info packed in the top area of an Android phone's screen ...
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Google unveils Android Halo, the new home for AI agent living in your smartphone

Android Halo brings persistent AI agent updates to Android's status bar, letting Gemini and third-party agents report ...
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Google Photos for Android gets redesign that has already been on iOS for five months

Google has undocked the bottom bar on Google Photos for Android making it more like a floating pill. It might not seem like a ...

Google Photos is finally getting its bottom bar redesign on Android

The row of navigation controls at the bottom of Google Photos has been updated to be a bit more compact and consistent.

Google’s own Photos app just gave Android users another reason to envy iPhone

Google Photos for Android is finally getting the floating redesign iPhone users have had for months, making the app cleaner ...
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Google Tests Android Bubble Bar to Revolutionize Smartphone Multitasking

Google is developing a feature that will enable any app to be opened in a bubble on Android smartphones and accessed from a new Bubble Bar. The new bubble bar, combined with the “bubble anything” ...
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Chrome for Android could get a (very limited) bottom bar again

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 ...