Damien Wilde / Android Authority
TL;DR
- Google is working on a significant revamp of Android’s notification and Quick Settings panels for Android 16.
- The new design for both panels doesn’t take up the entire screen, which is nice.
- However, accessing the Quick Settings panel now requires swiping down with two fingers, which could be controversial.
Google just released the source code of Android 15 the other day, giving developers the opportunity to peek behind the curtains to see how all the new platform features work. Not every feature that Google worked on this past year was completed in time for Android 15’s release, which means we won’t see those changes until one of the upcoming quarterly platform releases or next year’s Android 16 update at the earliest. One of those changes is a total redesign of Android’s notification and Quick Settings panels.