The little green dot in the Notification bar is a handy Privacy Indicator, letting you know that some app is accessing your ...

Pixel phones may soon get a “double tap to turn off screen” gesture in the Android 16 QPR1 update. A new toggle for this gesture is expected to appear in the Settings app under System > Gestures.

But what if you want to turn it off? Well, you can, but you'll have to give up some of your device's core functionality to do so. Let's back up a bit and first explain what that dot is.

This feature is optional for third-party apps, so you have the freedom to turn this on or off at any time. One thing to be aware of is that a hacker could use a screen overlay maliciously. For ...