When an app uses your mic or tracks your location, Windows displays small icons in the taskbar. Hovering over these icons ...

One UI 8 may add an option to hide the location icon in the status bar when only system apps are accessing it. The icon would still appear when third-party apps access your location, alerting you to ...

Google's Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 introduces a blue dot feature, notifying users when apps access their location. This update is currently live on Google Pixel devices.

It has been 17 years since the iPhone was released and Apple is now—only now!—allowing you to put app icons where you want them. When iOS 18 is released this fall, you’ll be able to put icons and ...

Changing your app icons on Android is easy, but it can be non-intuitive at times. Before getting started, we recommend choosing a trustworthy third-party launcher if you want to maximize the Android ...

The small symbols that light up in the Windows taskbar are not just decoration, they are often the only warning that your camera, microphone, or other sensitive features are active. If you suddenly ...