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In summary:
- Tech Advisor reports that Android 17 will bring enhanced Material You customization to Pixel users, including manual color selection and precise shade adjustments via a new color slider.
- The upcoming Wallpaper & Style app upgrade will offer saturation settings like Neutral, Soft, Bright, and Bold, addressing previous limitations in granular color control.
- This major personalization enhancement may arrive in phases, with some fine-tuned color features potentially delayed until later Pixel Drop updates.
Google could finally give Pixel users the level of wallpaper theme customisation they’ve been craving.
According to established tipster Mystic Leaks, who claims to have received early access to a forthcoming Android 17 build, Google is readying a “pretty major upgrade” for the Wallpaper & Style app.
Evidence has been found of a new colour customisation element to the app that will allow you to manually pick your Material You colours.
At present, Pixel users have to lean on a bunch of Google presets for such theming options. Under the new way doing things, you’ll be provided with a colour slider to help you attain the precise shade you’re after.
Apparently, there will also be an option to adjust the saturation of the chosen colour between Neutral, Soft, Bright, and Bold settings.
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History of You
Material You was introduced with Android 12 way back in 2021, enabling dynamic theme colour customisation based on the currently selected wallpaper.
Google evolved these elements with the Material 3 Expressive overhaul late last year, adding fresh animations and deeper customisation – though you still can’t fine-tune the colour of your Pixel’s toggles and UI elements.
Apart from this new custom theming provision, the leaker’s hands-on time with the fresh build of Android 17 revealed a new blur effect throughout the UI.
As Android Authority points out, we may not get this fine-tuned colour system straight away. It hasn’t made an appearance in any of Google’s Android 17 beta versions to date and, with the full release of Android 17 seemingly right around the corner, it could be held until the first big Pixel Drop later in the year.
