App icon badges are used to notify the user that they have got to see in the app that’s new. App icon badges are also known as notification dots. They only appear on the launcher icon whenever the associated app has an active notification. If the user long-press the app icon the notification would appear as well. These notification dots automatically appear as the app has anything to show and the user has nothing to do. If a user wants to hide app icon badges, they can hide and they can show it either.
In simple words, an app icon badge shows the number of unread alerts. It’s the simplest way to tell quickly that how many messages or emails you have that are unread on your Gmail app or Facebook Messenger.
App Icon Badges for All Applications
A user can activate or deactivate the app icon badges for individual applications or all applications. The Android O and the latest version of the Android operating system give the user complete control to choose on which apps they want to add extra information on Home Screen. Here’s the easiest way to disabler or enable app icon badges on Android.