With Android O, Google is giving the experience a bit of a revamp. "Notification Dots" are small, circular blobs that sit on top of your app icons.

Android O adding this functionality was a long time coming and is a welcome addition. Once updated to the latest beta build of Nova Launcher, users should see a new “Notification badges” section.

Nova Launcher, the most popular third-party launcher on Android, keeps getting better with time by adopting features similar to Google's Pixel Launcher and improving on them in meaningful ways. In ...

Android notification dots on your Chromebook won’t come soon Now, this change was specifically spotted in the developer variant of Chrome OS . But it also doesn’t employ flag settings to activate.

Android 14 looks to bring a big upgrade to how notifications are handled — and with a teensy bit of tinkering, you can add the same superpowers into any phone this second.

Google seems to be trying to make up for lost time in smartwatch land. Just last week, it rolled out Android Wear 2.8, a minor update focused on improving contrast and readability. While Android ...

All Time. Newsletter ... Android O Now Includes App Icon Notification Dots. By John Anon. May 17, ... the Dots essentially appear as a small dot in an upper corner of the app icon.