{
  "id": 15898738,
  "title": "Pixel UI may finally catch up to rival Android skins with a long-overdue notification tweak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/pixel-ui-may-finally-catch-up-to-rival-android-skins-with-a-long",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T13:25:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-launcher-numeric-notification-badges-apk-teardown-3726062/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2, recently released by Google, brings a long-awaited feature to the Pixel UI - customizable notification badges. This update includes a new \"Notification badges\" sub-menu in Pixel Launcher settings, allowing users to select between displaying an exact unread count number, a classic dot, or disabling badges entirely on home screen icons. While the feature is still under development, with numeric badges yet to render on home screen icons, this tweak promises to bridge the gap between Pixel and rival Android skins in terms of notification customization.",
  "summary": "Android 17 QPR3 Beta 2 code reveals Google is preparing numeric unread notification badges for Pixel Launcher.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}