{"id":271912,"date":"2026-01-30T12:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/271912\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T12:53:10","slug":"android-17-blur-effects-are-exactly-what-most-users-crave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/271912\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 blur effects are exactly what most users crave"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rita El Khoury \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Blur is currently in vogue, and no, not in the 1990s indie rock sense either. iOS 26<\/a> and its Liquid Glass aesthetic might be divisive, but it is certainly striking. We\u2019ve seen more Android OEMs add additional blur effects to their skins in recent months, too. Now, it seems that Google is turning up the blur dial for Android 17<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the first few leaked images of the next Google mobile OS<\/a> version, we have a good idea of what it could look like. Several elements are heavily blurred, allowing colors from the wallpapers and menus behind to seep through. While I have largely negative opinions, we wanted to know what you think about this change.<\/p>\n

We ran two surveys, specifically asking readers what they thought about the changes and if Google is perhaps peeking over Cupertino\u2019s wall a little too longingly.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get into the results of the first poll. It received over 2,600 votes, and there is a consensus. Nearly three-quarters of surveyed users either loved Android\u2019s embrace of blur or were open to it but needed more evidence to decide.<\/p>\n

It appears that the early Material You days, complete with solid backgrounds and sharp shapes, are all but dead.<\/p>\n

Notably, Android 17\u2019s early blur leaks aren\u2019t a home run just yet. Android Authority reader Nicolas Vettese writes:<\/p>\n

I like the blur that Android uses, but feel it needs to be more contrasty but subtle. I am not a fan of the Liquid Glass on iOS though.<\/p>\n

Others had fiercer takes<\/a>. User omkarjtg lamented Google\u2019s Material You design language as a whole and believes the use of blur is akin to putting \u201clipstick on a pig.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reader maave.maave explained why transparency isn\u2019t a favorite UI element of theirs:<\/p>\n

Nope, not a fan of transparency. I think it\u2019s visually noisy. Nor am I a fan of the autopick color schemes from Material You; they look bland and faded. So now it\u2019s blurry, bland, and faded. I liked the original paper-esque Material Design with its contrast, sharp corners, and appearance of depth or layers.<\/p>\n

Commenter OldeIronsides offered this measured take:<\/p>\n

If they\u2019re going to follow up M3E with some form of blur or glassiness, they need to tread carefully. I want more transparency and blur, but not iOS-level. And give users some control over how strong it is. Hope you\u2019re reading, Google.<\/p>\n

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Is Google\u2019s use of transparency a response to iOS 26? We asked readers what they thought about the risk that Android 17 would become too similar in appearance to Apple\u2019s mobile OS. Readers were almost evenly split.<\/p>\n

52% of surveyed readers disagreed that Android 17 is at risk of growing too similar to iOS and confirmed that the \u201cnew blur\/glass effects aren\u2019t that big of a deal.\u201d That leaves just under half worrying about how much inspiration Google is drawing from Apple.<\/p>\n

The comments largely reflect this balance, with several arguing that Google and Apple\u2019s use of blur and transparency is simply not the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is nowhere near Liquid Glass. The difference is night and day. You don\u2019t call a chicken a peacock because they\u2019re both birds,\u201d writes reader August.<\/p>\n

Commenter Luke Vesty followed up:<\/p>\n

This has nothing to do with liquid glass. Liquid glass on iOS is all the light refraction and bending within buttons and other elements. This is just a variant of Gaussian blur. Calm down.<\/p>\n

These surveys clearly support Google\u2019s move towards implementing more blur across Android\u2019s various UI elements. There are still plenty of other elements in the upcoming OS build we haven\u2019t seen yet, so opinions could change depending on the direction Google takes. Nevertheless, it appears that, for once, the company is giving most of its users what they want.<\/p>\n

What do you think of the use of blur on Android 17\u2019s leaked images? And how much blur do you believe would be too much? Let\u2019s continue the conversation below.<\/p>\n

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