No, you're not seeing things: Your Android device sometimes displays a small green dot in the status bar. Likely nestled next to your battery icon, it comes and goes, but never seems to stick around.

If you’ve ever woken up to find your otherwise pristine Galaxy phone now has a neon green stripe cutting through the screen, you’re not alone — and you might be in luck. Samsung is quietly expanding ...

The various symbols and icons on your phone's screen give you glanceable information about which apps have notifications waiting for you. This extends to a few prominent system controls too, like ...