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Google Might Spice Up Android 15 with this Colorful Icon Change

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For most Android skins, app notification icons on the status bar and lock screen are shown in white glyph icons, with very few apps and tools being colored. However, with the latest Android developments, Google may bring full-color and dynamic icons back in one of the future Android 15 updates.

Depending on the device brand, you'll have app and service notification icons colored in white. This has the advantage of being simpler and cleaner, but this requires memorizing what the equivalent glyphs are or checking the notification drawer to see more details about the items. This might change soon.

New possible design changes to app notification icons on Android 15

As discovered by Android Authority in the Android 15 source code, Google might test colored app icons on the status bar, notification drawer, and lock screen including the always-on display. Through developer Mishaal Rahman, the outlet managed to show what Google has been brewing that may be implemented through one of the future Android 15 builds.

Close-up of a smartphone screen showing time, date, and weather with Android 15 interface.
Google is working on new Android 15 app notification designs: Full-color and monochrome / © nextpit

Basically, the notification icons will come in a circular shape and they will be colored, mirroring the app design found in the home screen. At the same time, monochrome icons will be applied if the themed icons option is applied. In this case, the black and gray colored icons are even overlaid, which is non-practical if dark mode or a blacker theme is enabled.

Of course, this change appears in a rough state and the design may be different in the definitive version. However, it may also happen that this won't happen at all.

More than the app notification icons, Google also revamped the status bar icons on Android 15 which covers the battery, Wi-Fi, and cellular icons. But even so, OEMs like Xiaomi and Samsung may go with a different design on both notification and status icons after all.

Which app notification design do you prefer having on your Android device? Tell us your preference.

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Jade Bryan

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I still remember how amazed I was when I first got hold of the Nokia 3210 back when I was a kid, and it was during that time I developed my love for technology, particularly for mobile phones. I started sharing my knowledge through writing in different blogs and forums back in Nokia Nseries era. I even make videos before where I put different phones side-by-side. Today, I'm still an avid enthusiast of smartphones, but my interests have evolved into smart devices and electric vehicles.

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