Google is reportedly adding more liquid glass-like blur to Pixel devices in Android 17.<\/p>\n
According to\u00a09to5Google,\u00a0images of internal builds have been spotted showing that Google is continuing to update Android\u2019s visual design (released with last year\u2019s Material 3 Expressive redesign<\/a>), with additional system flags referring to the new look as \u201cblur.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout the OS, it is expected that the System UI will switch from solid light or dark to the \u201cblur\u201d effect that lets you see what is behind what you are interacting with.<\/p>\n As expected, that means the volume bar, the container that houses the slider, mode switcher, and other components, will all be translucent. Interestingly, these items will also be tinted based on your dynamic colour theme.<\/p>\n Overall,\u00a0Android 17 is expected\u00a0to be a smaller visual redesign than last year\u2019s overhaul. According to\u00a09to5Google<\/a>,\u00a0some components (including the new \u201cblur\u201d feature) will see updates, but everything else will largely stay the same.<\/p>\n It was also noted that, compared to Apple\u2019s recently released Liquid Glass<\/a>, Android\u2019s new look will be more subtle. It is also currently not part of Material Expressive for apps, so we shall wait to see whether Google will bring the new design feature to the OS or if apps will also receive a similar overhaul.<\/p>\n Source: 9to5Google<\/a><\/p>\n