February 21 ANDROID 12 MATERIAL YOU dynamic theme color system is now available to IOS
Google launched Material You dynamic theme design in Android 12, which helps applications dynamically color according to users' wallpaper. Recently, Google released open source Material Color Utilities code. This allows more platforms to use this new system theme, including Apple's iOS. In a recent blog post, Google called Material Color Utilities a cross-platform color code library that contains everything developers need to implement Material You's dynamic themes across platforms. Currently, the library includes Dart, Java, and Typescript versions, but Google plans to introduce it into iOS, CSS (via SASS), and GLSL shaders.
Android 12 material you
In addition, the working principle of dynamic theme system on Android 12 is introduced in detail. Each time the user changes the wallpaper on the Android 12 device, the system collects the wallpaper color for integration. It will also gradually count them into several colors, and then find the favorite color according to the algorithm, or let the user specify the default color.
Materials you get to more Android devices
According to Google, more Android 12 smartphones will soon get the dynamic color of Material You. The company confirmed that smartphones such as Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Xiaomi and Tecno will receive this feature. Google claims that Material You makes the Android system more fluid and personalized. This function also brings a sense of dynamic touch, smooth scrolling and spacious layout. Nevertheless, the dynamic color feature is the main selling point of the Material You function.
"with MaterialYou, personalization is now a decisive feature of Android, and our ecosystem will continue to be built. We want to make sure that you, our developers, have the confidence to join us. Bring a more personalized look and feel to users through your application. As more Android 12 devices are launched in the coming months, our OEM partners are working with us to ensure that key design API, especially around dynamic colors, works consistently throughout the Android ecosystem so that developers can rest easy and users can benefit from a cohesive experience.
