Not exact matches
The number of
unread messages that you have waiting for you can also be seen
in the
badge attached to the messaging icon.
In short,
unread badges are only ever going to work so well on Android.
Even better, you can now granularly control which apps display
unread badges, and also use Android O's notification previews in conjunction with Unread
unread badges, and also use Android O's notification previews
in conjunction with
Unread Unread Count:
Seeing how many notifications each of your oft - used apps have is easy enough if you never clear your notification panel, but if you're not interested
in leaving clutter
in the notification bar,
Unread Badges are your answer.
The Action Center's icon
in the taskbar will also display a
badge showing how many
unread notifications are awaiting your attention...
Some long - awaited features like picture -
in - picture mode and
unread notification app
badges have finally landed while some entirely new features like better Bluetooth audio support and adaptive icons are a welcome addition.
iOS has had notification
badges for a very long time now: it's those small numbers above your app icons — whether it's on your home screen on
in your app drawer — that indicate how many
unread emails or text messages you have among others.
And like
unread badges, the Google Now page could eventually come to the main app but not while the API's restrictions and Google Play's restrictions both remain
in place.
Over
in the notification settings there's a new «Show
badge» toggle for each app that lets you choose whether to show an
unread icon on the accompanying home screen app.
Android 8.0 Oreo is a relatively minor update that introduces a few handy new features such as Notification Dots, like Apple's
unread badges on app icons, and Picture -
in - Picture mode, which lets you continue watching a video while
in another app.
That's all
in addition to Android 8.0 Oreo features like Notification Channels, which let you toggle categories of alerts on a per - app basis, and Notification
Badges, which mimic iOS»
unread badge counters.
There are now Live Tile
unread article counts (
badge) and new options like Peek (the current style, where the image slides
in), Background (image is static with article title overlay) or Disabled (just rotating article title).
Whatever camp you may be
in, there's a new kind of
unread badge to try
in the latest Nova Launcher beta update: Dynamic
Badges.
Specifically, developer Chris Lacy has added,
in alpha,
badge counts for certain apps, allowing users to check how many
unread texts, emails...
Nova Launcher has long had notification
badges, but they're getting a bit of an overhaul
in the latest Nova Launcher Beta update, ditching
unread counts for something a little more dynamic.