Subj : Android 16 could change how you access the Quick Settings screen,
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Sep 06 2024 10:30:06

Android 16 could change how you access the Quick Settings screen, and not 
everyone will like it

Date:
Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:21:26 +0000

Description:
Android 16 could require a two-finger swipe to access the Quick Settings 
screen.

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 Android 15 still hasnt rolled out to any phones yet  though it will be 
coming to Pixel handsets very soon  but already were hearing about Android 
16, and specifically a major change it could bring to the notifications and 
Quick Settings screens. 

Digging around in the latest Android 15 QPR beta, Mishaal Rahman  writing for 
Android Authority  has managed to activate a new version of these screens, 
which they believe is intended to launch as part of Android 16. 

Currently, if you have a Pixel handset then swiping down from the top of the 
screen will display all of your notifications, along with four Quick Settings 
tiles. This dropdown will also fully cover whatever app is running 
underneath. 

If you want to access the rest of your Quick Settings tiles, then youd have 
to swipe down a second time. 

But with this new version that Rahman has found, swiping down with one finger 
will once again show the notifications panel, but this time you wont see any 
Quick Settings, and the dropdown will only cover the top half of your phones 
screen, so you can still see whatever app youre running beneath it. 

To access the Quick Settings panel, youd instead use a two-finger swipe, and 
then swipe left or right to access additional Quick Settings tiles. 

You can see how this all looks in the video above, though note that this is 
an unfinished version of the feature, which for example doesnt handle light 
mode well, since it makes the white text impossible to see. So if and when 
this change launches, it will presumably do so in a more polished form. 

The gist in any case is that getting to Quick Settings no longer requires two 
swipes, but it instead requires a two-finger swipe. Whether thats better or 
worse is rather subjective, but it could prove quite divisive, with Rahman 
for example describing the change as "annoying." A Pixel-specific change 

It also remains to be seen whether this change will launch at all, because 
while its clearly something Google is experimenting with, that doesnt mean 
the company will decide to go ahead with it. 

If we do see this, the most likely launch timing is with Android 16, which 
isnt likely to be finished for around a year, though its always possible the 
change could come as part of a smaller software update in the meantime. 

Oh, and if you dont have a Pixel phone then you probably wont get this change 
regardless, since most other manufacturers make their own tweaks to the 
notifications and Quick Settings screens anyway. You might also like Android 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/android-16-could-change-how-you-acces
s-the-quick-settings-screen-and-not-everyone-will-like-it


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