The most notable user-facing change in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is the ability to use custom app icon shapes. Besides a circle, ...

Android 16 QPR2 will bring forced themes to apps that don't support Material You, and Google isn't letting any app developer opt out.

A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 brings a major fix for home screen theming by automatically generating themed icons for all apps. This creates a clean, consistent look. The update also includes a new ‘Create’ ...

Yesterday I highlighted macOS Tahoe’s aggressive behavior of putting nonconforming app icons inside an ugly gray box of shame. The change seems to affect the Mac user experience more than it impacts ...

Darragh Murphy is fascinated by all things bizarre, which usually leads to assorted coverage varying from washing machines designed for earbuds to the mischievous world of online security. Whether ...

Google has started rolling out its latest batch of Android 16 features to beta testers, including expanded support for dark mode and themed app icons. The QPR2 beta 1 was announced yesterday alongside ...

Yesterday, Google released Android Canary 2508 as the third release in the new program. Besides integrating Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 changes, it makes two sizable additions. Android Canary is Google’s ...