New Pixel theme: also on AOSP

Since the recent update of Android 16, Pixels have a new theme

  • symbols are less geometric and hard
  • some elements are rounded squares, others are round
  • the theme is generally very dark
  • the top panel is not visible by default
  • the battery looks very different, kinda like on iOS
  • the drawers have a blurry background instead of solid colors
  • the "recent apps" overview displays the app name in the top left corner of the preview window, instead of a round icon on top
  • icons and buttons in apps like GCam are also changed

::: spoiler Here are the screenshots

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Generally the theme is way more complex and distracting and has quite some inconsistencies.

While I would like blur, the minimalist side of me is happy not to have it.

The current material theme with lots of high-contrast elements is pretty Google-specific I feel and can be seen as ugly. The new one is way more abstract and in a way pleasing.


Yes the theme is on latest GrapheneOS too. The font may be proprietary though, AOSP uses a different one

Update: animations and blur can be disabled in the accessibility settings now

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Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 285d

I believe it's part of Android 16 QPR1 which was finally released to AOSP on the 11th after a 2 month delay:

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-source-code-available-3614853/

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 285d (3 replies)

It is, I'm on a degoogled rom (crdroid) and I have it

boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 282d (2 replies)

How is CRDroid? What changes do they make? Is it based on LineageOS or some other project?

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 282d (1 reply)

It's alright, it's basically lineageOS with some extra customisation options, you can see them on their website, but a big thing for me is being able to control material you colors without root.

njordomir@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 279d

On Graphene now for the sake of simplicity, but I greatly miss the customizability and tweakability of crDroid. Truly one of the best ROMS.

Xylight@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 286d

Probably, it's an update to the System UI which is reflected in AOSP.