Besides Connected displays support, Beta 2 of Android 16 QPR1 is focussed on refining Material 3 Expressive, including the volume and brightness sliders.
In the case of the volume slider, the music note icon has been moved from the bottom to the top.
Beta 1.1 vs Beta 2
The full volume panel gets a similar treatment, with icons moving from the left to right side. More broadly, the Sound & vibration in Settings now makes use of the Material 3 Expressive sliders, with icons at the right. It’s a big difference compared to the thin line and dot design, while the new page organization is a huge improvement.
Another place Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 makes this change is in the Quick Settings brightness slider. For most people that don’t keep the intensity at 100% all the time, the sun icon will now be displayed against a dark background, which does make it stand out more.
In other changes, Settings > Storage gets a new high-level bar:
More on Android 16:
- Pixel Launcher search bar gets new Google ‘G’ logo with Android 16 QPR1 Beta
- Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 adds ‘live effects’ section to wallpaper picker
- This is Android 16’s desktop mode – a little broken, but the start of something good [Gallery]
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