Material You dynamic color theming is headed for Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi phones and others
Dynamic color theminghas become not just a mood, but a mandate as part of Google’s broaderMaterial Youdesign scheme for Android. That means much ado for app developers and for device manufacturers, too. Yes, all the ones you know, as we’ve just learned.
Dynamic color isexpanding away from its exclusivityon Google’s own Pixel devices to ones from OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Samsung, Tecno, Vivo, Xiaomi, and others. The company fingered theGalaxy S22, OnePlus 9 Pro, Find X3 Pro, iQOO 7 Legend, and Mi 11 as star examples.
No specific timeframe on when these new phones join the rodeo, thoughwe did hearfrom a source that third-party Android 12 builds with Google Mobile Services built-in will need to support some sort of dynamic color theming in order to be approved starting March 14.
We’re also keen on seeing which OEMs will adopt Google’s Monet color-picker engine, soon to be integrated into AOSP, and which will go their own way.
App developers are asked to monitor updates toMaterial Theme BuilderandMaterial Color Utilitieslibraries and make sure their products look intelligible.
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