Early leaks suggest Android 17 may adopt a more translucent, blur-heavy interface.

This design shift may affect quite a few elements in Android 17, including aspects of the UI like the volume bar, in particular the “pill-shaped container that houses the slider,” according to 9to5Google, as well as the mode switcher.

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Whether or not these changes to the user interface come is secondary. The main question is: do people want their phone’s operating system to look more translucent or blurred?

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The updates build on the groundwork set with Android 16 QPR1, which was the first version to add blur effects to the notification and Quick Settings panels. The blur tints dynamically based on each user's color theme for consistency, according to NotebookCheck.

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