{"id":277789,"date":"2021-06-17T18:23:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T18:23:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T15:23:24","slug":"androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#Android\u2019s \u201cMaterial You\u201d Theming Is Great, but Don\u2019t Expect Samsung to Use It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38c3e56e5de\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a38c3e56e5de\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/#What_Is_%E2%80%9CMaterial_You%E2%80%9D\" >What Is \u201cMaterial You\u201d?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/#Why_Wont_Samsung_Use_It\" >Why Won\u2019t Samsung Use It?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/#Never_Say_Never\" >Never Say Never<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Android\u2019s \u201cMaterial You\u201d Theming Is Great, but Don\u2019t Expect Samsung to Use It&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-734389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Material-You-hero.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Material You themes.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"Android\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Android<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google\u2019s announcement of Android 12 came alongside a dynamic theming system called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/83617\/the-first-android-12-beta-arrives-with-big-changes-in-tow\/\">Material You<\/a>.\u201d In use, your phone acts as if it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>d to match whatever wallpaper you use. It\u2019s a very cool concept, but will popular brands like Samsung adopt it? Probably not.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_%E2%80%9CMaterial_You%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>What Is \u201cMaterial You\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMaterial You\u201d is the evolution of Google\u2019s \u201cMaterial Design\u201d user interface style that was first introduced in 2014. Material Design marked a drastic new look for Android, and while there have been changes over the years, it hasn\u2019t seen a massive revamp.<\/p>\n<p>With <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/87136\/android-12-beta-2-is-out-now-with-enhanced-privacy-controls-and-more\/\">Android 12<\/a>, Google is making a big change with \u201cMaterial You.\u201d The \u201cYou\u201d part of the name is the most important change. The UI colors change to match the wallpaper that you\u2019re using. A color palette is automatically created and used throughout the UI.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#Android12: Designed for you\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UHQPdP8qgrk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Everything (from the Quick Settings tiles\u00a0to the volume controls to the Settings app and widgets) is given a coat of paint to match the wallpaper that you\u2019ve selected. This even includes personal photos that can be used as wallpaper.<\/p>\n<p>In short, \u201cMaterial You\u201d is a way to change the entire theme of your phone by simply changing the wallpaper. With that one change, you can easily freshen up the look of your phone with very little effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Control Your Smart Home from the Android Quick Settings<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Wont_Samsung_Use_It\"><\/span>Why Won\u2019t Samsung Use It?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>OK, so that\u2019s a pretty cool theming system, right? Everyone gets a completely custom and unique theme based on the wallpaper that they\u2019re using. Why wouldn\u2019t Samsung\u2014or other big Android manufacturers\u2014want to use it?<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t really <em>know<\/em> that Samsung won\u2019t use Material You, but based on history, it does seem unlikely. This has a lot to do with Android manufacturers and their love of \u201cskins.\u201d\u00a0Google has an idea of what they want Android to look like on Pixel phones, but other companies have their own ideas.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/One-UI-2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"samsung one ui 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/734388\/androids-material-you-theming-is-great-but-dont-expect-samsung-to-use-it\/One UI\" data-credittext=\"Samsung\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Samsung<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Android \u201cskin\u201d is a modified version of Android. Most of the popular Android device makers have their own skin. OnePlus has \u201cOxygenOS,\u201d HTC has \u201cSense,\u201d\u00a0and Samsung has \u201cOne UI.\u201d These skins exist for a lot of reasons, but it mostly boils down to differentiation.<\/p>\n<p>Material You feels like just another one of these skins, but it\u2019s complicated. When Google makes changes to Android, they are usually added to AOSP (Android Open Source Project). AOSP is what Samsung uses to make One UI. However, it doesn\u2019t <em>have<\/em> to use everything in AOSP.<\/p>\n<p>Before Material You, AOSP included the Material Design UI. Samsung doesn\u2019t use Material Design, though. It has its own style with One UI. They\u2019ve established a look and feel that distinguishes Samsung Galaxy devices from other Android devices. Why would it ditch all that?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Are Android Skins?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Never_Say_Never\"><\/span>Never Say Never<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-734413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/samsung-themes.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Samsung theming.\" width=\"651\" height=\"293\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samsung One UI with different themes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, this is all speculation. It\u2019s possible that Samsung will include the Material You theming system in its own way. After all, One UI already supports themes in its current state.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Galaxy devices have access to a large library of themes from the Galaxy Store. The foundation is clearly there for themes, so it\u2019s entirely possible that Samsung could adopt Material You and put its own spin on it.<\/p>\n<p>It all comes down to differentiation. Samsung doesn\u2019t want Galaxy phones to look like Pixel phones. In fact, it doesn\u2019t even serve Samsung for its customers to know that they\u2019re using an \u201cAndroid\u201d phone. Samsung wants people to gravitate toward \u201cGalaxy phones\u201d and \u201cOne UI.\u201d Will they find a way to make Material You work for <em>them<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Change Themes on Samsung Galaxy Devices<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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