The iPhone home screen gets a brand new look with iOS 26, thanks to a visual overhaul featuring a brand new set of icons for all of Apple’s apps, as well as glass and reflection effects throughout.

This new purchase notification icon occurred with a recent update to the Google Wallet app, and we’re seeing it with version 24.37.678820861.

As you can see, the usual app-supplied notifications icons blend better with the rest of the status bar icons. In contrast, when an app’s main icon is used for a notification, the icon looks out ...

Where iOS 18 looks like it will add a wash of color to your entire home screen, Google requires developers to support app icons to be themed, and there are still tons of apps that don't support it ...

To rearrange icons, press on an app and hold, as ever. When a pop up menu appears, you can choose Edit Home Screen, or just wait for a moment longer. In either case, all of the apps on your iPhone ...

To do so, long press on the icon, tap Remove App, then choose Remove From Home Screen. Note: You must not delete the original app.

Phones using Android 11 or later have the option to retain your notification history and let you access it even after you’ve dismissed the information from your home screen.

That icon doesn't only indicate the S-Pen's connection, however. If you look at the pen image in the icon as you use your S-Pen, you'll see the color slowly draining out of it.

Let’s get to it. How to enable custom notification icons on Android to spice up your status bar The first thing you’ll need to do is navigate to your phone’s settings.

There are three ways notifications can display on an iPhone lock screen: as a count, stack, or list. Follow these steps to choose the one you like best.