A few days ago Google confirmed the celebration of an event prior to Google I/O, called The Android Show, in which I was going to show the News of Android 16. It will be next May 13 And in it we will see the news of the operating system, including its new interface, which will be available in Spain in the first instance in Pixel mobiles and later in other models.
These aesthetic changes, to which some changes in the functions will accompany, They will be starred above all by the bottom blur Of the rapid configurations and other areas, by the slightest sliding controls for the volume, by new icons and a different type of font in some parts.
The novelties of Android 15 have become very short, Especially in the design section, with very few changes that have made Google react and advance the presentation of Android 16, which in principle should be ready by the end of summer. This has caused brands like Samsung to have also changed their update calendar.
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The great visual protagonist of Android 16 will be Material 3 Expressive, an iteration of Material Design, the design language that has already been with us 11 years. This is what they have been able to verify in Android Authority activating various functions of Android 16. There are no guarantees that these modifications will reach the stable version of Android 16although it would be expected.
One of main visual differences is the status barwhere Google has modified Wi-Fi icons, mobile data, airplane mode and battery level. For example, Wi -Fi icons and mobile data are now separated. Also draw attention The new Android battery icon, which is now more striking with a green color (which changes to red when there is little battery) that many may not like.
Controls on Android 16 (right)
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There are visual changes in the direct access zone of the notifications, although for now Google resists dividing it into two, with notifications on the one hand and direct accesses on the other, as Apple made and, more recently, Samsung. Yes We have a new bottom blur in this areareminiscent of One UI 7.
This blur seems to be the aesthetic protagonist of the updatebecause it will also be in the Application drawer or in the multitask. Google has set aside seriousness and flat colors seen in the last versions of Android and approaches a more colorful and striking design.
Android 16 (right) settings
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There will also be changes in the lock screenwith the right time information under the clock instead of in the upper area, and with much smaller compact notifications that no longer appear in the width of the screen. There are more Changes in volume menusthat they lose the typical rounded shapes of you material and now they look more like the menus that are seen in interfaces such as Ahuntauchos de Vivo.
Other changes occur in the section of Settings, which now has color icons instead of the typical gray or black we had so far. It seems that Google is taking a visual approach more similar to what Oppo, Xiaomi or Samsung already offer, moving away from a more sober and minimalist aesthetic.
Rapid adjustments on Android 16 (right)
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This may like some, but its design may also be less differential with respect to other brands, or perhaps what you want is that there is not so much difference between its mobiles and those of the competition since it is true that it seemed that the Pixel software used a minimalist interface that lacked the expressiveness of other interfaces. We will have to wait a few days to confirm whether all this visual renewal finally comes to Android 16 or if Google decides to eliminate some of these novelties at the last minute.
