{
  "id": 4643178,
  "title": "Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 gives your status bar more breathing space",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/android-17-qpr2-beta-4-gives-your-status-bar-more-breathing-space",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-qpr2-beta-4-status-bar-icons-3704776/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 update brings new settings to control status bar icon visibility, allowing users to individually control system or notification-related icons. Multiple smartphone manufacturers, such as Samsung and OnePlus, already offer a similar feature to hide icons in the status bar. The Android 17 QPR2 Beta 4 update was released over the weekend, and early details suggest Google may be allowing users to hide system and notification icons from the status bar. This feature was first hinted at in July when evidence was found in an Android Canary release. The latest beta update now includes two entries for this feature directly in the Settings page. Previously, progress on this feature was seen in Android Canary 2608 earlier this month, where strings revealed what could be hidden from the status bar. However, the actual appearance of the new options is now confirmed thanks to the latest Android 17 QPR2 beta.",
  "summary": "The latest Android 17 QPR2 beta adds settings menu options to hide system and notification icons in the status bar.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "The latest Android 17 QPR2 beta for Pixels has hit an unexpected roadblock",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-latest-android-17-qpr2-beta-for-pixels-has-hit-an-unexpected",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:29:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}