ASCII.jp Will other companies' smartphones and apps accept the new design of Android 12 "Material You"?

Android 12 renewed from lock screen to system settings.The whole UI is renewed until the color, shape, light, and movement

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　Google has released a new feature of the next OS "Android 12" in a keynote speech for the developer meeting "Google I/O 2021", and has begun the beta version on the same day.This time, based on the content of the keynote speech, I would like to think about how the Android platform will change in the future.

　In this keynote speech, Android 12 has "Deeply Personal" as the phone should adapt to users, the OS is safe and designed for design, "Private and Secure", and all devices, focusing on mobile phones.It was said that it focuses on the three themes "Better Together" as a more cooperative work.This is a new UI that is particularly noted this time, which is claiming to be the biggest design change in the history of Android.

If you select a photo as a wallpaper, you will determine which color is dominant and which color is complementary, and the most look good color.

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　Android 12 has a renewed lock screen, home screen, quick setting panel, and system settings.This is based on the new design "Material You".Android 12 can completely personalize smartphones with custom color pallets and redesigned widgets.The method is easy, for example, if you change the wallpaper on the home screen, a custom color palette will be created and applied automatically.In other words, just changing the wallpaper will complete personalization.

The custom color palette set on the smartphone can also be applied to smart displays and smart watches via the same account.

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　With Android smartphones and third -party apps that use their own UI, I don't know how much Material You can use.Whether it's a terminal or an app, the design is an important area that appeals to the uniqueness, so I don't think it will accept the settings with Material You.

　However, the smartphone itself is a user.Also, if the design changes completely for each app, it will give you a tingling impression.I hope that the terminals and apps will be able to unify the taste in total while leaving the individuality of each app."Dark mode" has gradually spread, so we expect that Material You will spread it in the same way.

　By the way, it was a bit disappointing in this "Google I/O 2021" that there was no announcement of hardware for consumer.While knowing that this event is an event for developers, software and hardware are two wheels that make up devices.In the near future, I hope that there will be an exciting Google hardware announcement.

Introduction-Gian Suzuki-san, Eye-Com, Tech Win, Tech Gian, PDA Magazine, Digital Choice, Login, Weekly Asky, Weekly As Plus, mainly work in PC media.In January 2015, he started working as a free editing and writer.

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