How to look like Android 12 Material You on any phone

How about leaving your cell phone with the Android 12 appearance? The newly released update is full of visual improvements, not to mention the new OS design language. Material you, which promises to deliver the smartphone aesthetics of Pixel line through dynamic colors.

Officially, only smartphones with the Android 12 will have visual language Material you, but users with previous versions can rest assured! The proposal of lawnchair 12 is to offer customization of the home screen and other elements on devices that have not yet received or will not receive the operating system update. Want to know more about the initiative and how to get it running on your cell phone? Come on!

How does Lawnchair 12 work?

The app is based on Android 3's AOSP Launcher12, so it is able to integrate with the system quickly and efficiently. Once installed, the screen design gains menus with rounded corners, personalized icons and dynamic Material You themes. In other words, the buttons, menus and interface will change depending on the basis of the wallpaper you choose.

Other elements such as folders and pop-ups also receive differentiated customization. As for functionality, a highlight is the ability for the user to select and hold app icons to change their names.

And if you want to keep them out of sight, just hide them in the drawer. For advanced changes, what's new is an editor that changes the grids on the home screen and an experimental font configuration.

If your device is between OS versions from 8 onwards, it can get the look of the Android 12. O lawnchair 12 is available free of charge at Telegram from the developer of alternative launchers.

How to install or Lawnchair 12 not Android cell phone

Downloading the Alpha version of lawnchair 12 is available on the developer's Telegram. To download, just click on the tweet below that contains a direct link to the communication app.

The Telegram channel, Lawchair News, will send you a message that describes the solutions proposed by the app, followed by the direct download link.

Then just authorize the installation of the application that, in a matter of seconds, will transform the entire interface of your cell phone.

Check out the updated interface with Material You:

The novelty is in the testing and development phase. It also includes hiding the search bar in the app drawer and fixing some bugs.

It is currently not available on the Google Play Store. So, as said before, you will have to download it from the link above and install it outside the program. It is worth mentioning that the QuickSwitch support integration will only be accessible for devices running Android 11 and Android 12.

What is Material You?

For years, Android users have had different visual themes at their disposal. To bring even more customization at this time, the Google developed the Material you, a new variation of the design language Material Design.

Through color-based technology, the device is able to match the interface theme with the wallpaper look in a matter of seconds. So as soon as you change the background image, the entire mobile design follows suit.

The proposal is to follow a monochromatic and straight line, abandoning the three-dimensional elements. And at the same time, the language allows for what remains one of Android's strengths: almost unlimited customization.

In this way, you can define your own color swatches, element sizes, contrast and line widths.

“We blend color science with years of investment in the interaction design and engineering disciplines to make it possible to adapt any app – not just Google's – to the user's unique material palette in real time. Material You includes users as co-creators, offering a mode for all tastes. ”

Announcement made by Google

Google even describes the design change as a “multi-year journey” as much as the original releases of Material Design and the Material Theme Of google.

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Source: XDA Developers