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New Pixel theme: also on AOSP (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to c/android

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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

Here are the screenshots

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.

I wonder if this is one of the proprietary Pixel additions, or if this will be the default for AOSP too?

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

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[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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 points 2 weeks ago

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