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?

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