diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f468745..44f7c77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Das Format folgt [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.1.0/), die V
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.16.2] - 2026-10-31
+
+### Fixed
+- Push-Benachrichtigungen am Handy: In der Statusleiste erschien statt des Gehirn-Symbols nur ein einfarbiges Quadrat. Android nutzt dort nur die Transparenz des Bildes; MindSift liefert dafür jetzt ein eigenes Symbol (weißes Gehirn auf transparentem Grund). Die App-Caches werden einmal erneuert.
+
 ## [0.16.1] - 2026-10-31
 
 ### Changed
@@ -382,7 +387,8 @@ Das Format folgt [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/de/1.1.0/), die V
 - Geteilte Listen (Einkaufs-, Pack- und Checklisten) mit `#Kategorie`-Gruppierung, Mengenangaben und Echtzeit-Abhaken.
 - Benutzer-, Gruppen- und Admin-Verwaltung (Ersteinrichtungs-Assistent, Einladungscodes, Profilbilder, persönliche API-Keys & Webhook-Ingest `/api/v1/webhooks/ingest`, JSON-Datenexport) sowie CSS-Theme-Engine mit 4 Themes (`Dark`, `Light`, `High Contrast`, `Soft`) und PWA-Unterstützung.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.16.1...dev
+[Unreleased]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.16.2...dev
+[0.16.2]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.16.1...v0.16.2
 [0.16.1]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.16.0...v0.16.1
 [0.16.0]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0
 [0.15.1]: https://git.dsit.me/sandrodach/MindSift/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index feae067..7f89e5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [![Self-Hosted](https://img.shields.io/badge/100%25-Self--Hosted-2563eb?style=flat-square)](#)
 [![Docker](https://img.shields.io/badge/Deployment-Single%20Container-2496ed?style=flat-square&logo=docker&logoColor=white)](#-schnellstart)
 [![SQLite](https://img.shields.io/badge/Daten-SQLite-003b57?style=flat-square&logo=sqlite&logoColor=white)](#-deine-daten-gehören-dir)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.16.1-16a34a?style=flat-square)](CHANGELOG.md)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-v0.16.2-16a34a?style=flat-square)](CHANGELOG.md)
 
 **MindSift** ist eine selbst gehostete Schaltstelle für spontane Gedanken, Aufgaben mit Kanban-Board, hierarchische Outliner-Notizen, die mehrere Personen gleichzeitig bearbeiten können, und gemeinsame Listen. Alles läuft als ein einzelner Container mit eingebetteter SQLite-Datenbank, auf deinem eigenen Server.
 
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index f0e846a..02f2821 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "mindsift-frontend",
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "mindsift-frontend",
-      "version": "0.16.1",
+      "version": "0.16.2",
       "license": "Unlicense",
       "dependencies": {
         "@fontsource-variable/inter": "5.3.0",
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index d1562a6..a42b264 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mindsift-frontend",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.16.1",
+  "version": "0.16.2",
   "license": "Unlicense",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/frontend/public/badge-96x96.png b/frontend/public/badge-96x96.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a4b8cd
Binary files /dev/null and b/frontend/public/badge-96x96.png differ
diff --git a/frontend/public/badge.svg b/frontend/public/badge.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b38cbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/public/badge.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 96 96" width="96" height="96">
+  <!-- Notification badge (Android status bar): only the alpha channel counts, so white on transparent -->
+  <g transform="translate(48, 48) scale(3.5) translate(-12, -12)" fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="2.2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+    <path d="M12 5a3 3 0 1 0-5.997.125 4 4 0 0 0-2.526 5.77 4 4 0 0 0 .556 6.588A4 4 0 1 0 12 18Z"/>
+    <path d="M12 5a3 3 0 1 1 5.997.125 4 4 0 0 1 2.526 5.77 4 4 0 0 1-.556 6.588A4 4 0 1 1 12 18Z"/>
+    <path d="M15 13a4.5 4.5 0 0 1-3-4 4.5 4.5 0 0 1-3 4"/>
+    <path d="M17.599 6.5a3 3 0 0 0 .399-1.375"/>
+    <path d="M6.003 5.125A3 3 0 0 0 6.401 6.5"/>
+    <path d="M3.477 10.896a4 4 0 0 1 .585-.396"/>
+    <path d="M19.938 10.5a4 4 0 0 1 .585.396"/>
+    <path d="M6 18a4 4 0 0 1-1.967-.516"/>
+    <path d="M19.967 17.484A4 4 0 0 1 18 18"/>
+  </g>
+</svg>
diff --git a/frontend/public/sw.js b/frontend/public/sw.js
index f05efa3..23ecc51 100644
--- a/frontend/public/sw.js
+++ b/frontend/public/sw.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //   would hand it the old values), the cache only offline.
 // - API requests are never touched; offline data comes from the app's own cache (lib/offline.ts).
 // Raise VERSION when this file changes in a way that needs fresh caches.
-const VERSION = 'v4';
+const VERSION = 'v5';
 const SHELL_CACHE = `mindsift-shell-${VERSION}`;
 const ASSET_CACHE = `mindsift-assets-${VERSION}`;
 const MAX_ASSETS = 80;
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const SHELL_URLS = [
   '/icon-192x192.png',
   '/icon-512x512.png',
   '/apple-touch-icon.png',
+  '/badge-96x96.png',
 ];
 
 self.addEventListener('install', (event) => {
@@ -194,7 +195,8 @@ self.addEventListener('push', (event) => {
     self.registration.showNotification(msg.title || 'MindSift', {
       body: msg.body || '',
       icon: '/icon-192x192.png',
-      badge: '/icon-192x192.png',
+      // Status bar icon: Android only uses the alpha channel, the full app icon became a plain square
+      badge: '/badge-96x96.png',
       tag: msg.tag || undefined,
       data: { url: msg.url || '/' },
     })