Google is experimenting with replacing notification icons with app icons in Android 15. Android expert Mishaal Rahman ... marked with a black-and-white version of the Chrome logo, and WhatsApp ...

WhatsApp is testing a new mute function for Android that lets you ... then tapping the speakerphone icon. Turn off the specific type of notifications you want mute. You can disable group chat ...

That's precisely why the WhatsApp home screen icon/badge offers a notification counter — highlighted in red, it lets users check how many pending WhatsApp notifications they have at a glance.