I am really excited to update my Pixel 4 to Android 12 after watching Google I/O 2021 - What's new in Android. If you have a pixel phone or greater than 3, you could try it now. Here is the link for enroll.
After read some videos and articles, I am going to talk about the new Material UI for Android 12. As the Preview video mention that Android 12 using Material You. It has a new user interface with smooth animation in different places like notification, lock screen, settings.
Why Android 12 change to bigger buttons in settings and notification?
When I first time uses Android 12, the most obvious change are the bigger components in settings and notification. I can't find the Material You mention about it, but all controls are easier like brightness and volume sliders are just easier to adjust now.
Material You explores a more humanistic approach to design. One that celebrates the tension between design sensibility and personal preference, and does not shy away from emotion. Without compromising the functional foundations of our apps, Material You seeks to create designs that are personal for every style, accessible for every need, alive and adaptive for every screen.
In the new Material You, the speaker mentions 3 keywords comfortable, iconoclastic, and spirited.
Comfortable
Create experiences that resonate. with people and their individual definitions of comfort.
Iconoclastic
We see the need to challenge familiar assumptions and conventions that are blurring the boundaries between hardware, operating systems, and applications.
Spirited
Enliven our daily interactions, adding new vitality and optimism. We are introducing a sense of vitality, especially through shape, space, light, and movement.