{"id":669979,"date":"2026-05-14T23:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669979\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:50:15","slug":"android-canarys-may-release-is-going-hard-on-the-blur-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/669979\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Canary’s May release is going hard on the blur effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Android Canary 2605 is now available for the public to test.
\nReleases are ready to download for Pixel 6 and newer devices.
\nChanges include some blurry new background effects.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re just days away from Google I\/O 2026<\/a>, but you won\u2019t have to wait for the big developer event to get started to have your chance to preview Android\u2019s latest advancements. Just moments ago, Google<\/a> announced its new Android Canary<\/a> 2605 release for testers.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s build arrives precisely one month after Android Canary 2604<\/a> landed for Pixel hardware, and is available for Pixel 6 and later devices. To get started, you can just install the appropriate Canary image for your hardware with Google\u2019s Android flash tool<\/a> \u2014 with the very large caveat there that you\u2019re OK with wiping all your phone\u2019s existing data.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s new in Android Canary 2605?<\/p>\n

Over on X, Google\u2019s Mishaal Rahman<\/a> is hyping up today\u2019s release, pointing out all the blurry new UI effects<\/a> popping up \u2014 it\u2019s not Liquid Glass, but comparisons are inevitable.<\/p>\n

In addition to that new aesthetic, we\u2019re also spotting some familiar changes to the system\u2019s interface, like this new look for Date & time settings that first surfaced in Google\u2019s Android 17 QPR1 Beta 2<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Other changes are more of a tease. Remember that new option for hiding the search bar on your home screen<\/a> that we also unearthed in QPR1 Beta 2? Well, the option itself isn\u2019t showing up in this new Canary, but the screen it lives on \u2014 this Search bar settings page \u2014 is now present:<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s all we\u2019ve found for now, but we\u2019ll keep looking for additional changes. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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