The Quick Settings panel in Android has long been a go-to tool for quick adjustments to essential settings. It allows users to toggle functions like Bluetooth, activate battery-saving mode, or adjust ...

Quick Settings may have become one of those forgotten good old Android features, but over the past couple of updates, especially Android 16 and Android 17, the panel has sort of had a resurgence.

The latest One UI 7 beta allows you to change how you access the quick panel. Swiping down from the right corner is the default method, but users can now choose to switch this to the left corner. This ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Android 17 Quick Settings might finally get the kind of fix you feel every day. A new leak suggests Google is working on two changes meant to cut friction when you’re just trying to connect, adjust ...

One of the things missing in the first Android 16 QPR1 beta that was seen in leaked builds prior was a split between the notification tray and the Quick Settings panel. That’s still happening, but it ...

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Android 16 is the next major version of Android. It will come with a bunch of changes and improvements, as expected from a major update. However, while we can probably expect to see many changes, ...

Quick Settings is perhaps the most useful, yet most forgotten about, Android feature. We use it every day, but I found that I was only using it for basic actions like opening Bluetooth settings. I was ...