it now supports the Material 3 Expressive visual style.
the new LineageOS release also brings support for a fully customizable quick settings panel.
Those are the two things, to undercut the click bait headline a little.
I get that both are cool to have, functionality-wise at least definitely the customizable settings - but are those really the ‘best things about Pixels’?
The new UI design is also not universally loved, there was definitely a lot of anger towards it when it first released for being too “iOS-like” or otherwise changing familiar UI constructs like the statusbar too drastically.
I use the stock OS on a Pixel phone but have LineageOS on a tablet, so I think I’ll prefer having the same UX across both devices, but tbh it’s not that big a deal.
Those are the two things, to undercut the click bait headline a little.
I get that both are cool to have, functionality-wise at least definitely the customizable settings - but are those really the ‘best things about Pixels’?
The best thing about Pixels for me is the no-fuss bootloader unlock, but an unlocked bootloader is already a prerequisite for running LineageOS.
The new UI design is also not universally loved, there was definitely a lot of anger towards it when it first released for being too “iOS-like” or otherwise changing familiar UI constructs like the statusbar too drastically.
I use the stock OS on a Pixel phone but have LineageOS on a tablet, so I think I’ll prefer having the same UX across both devices, but tbh it’s not that big a deal.
I’d say that Google Lens and the featureful camera app are more important.
It says “fully customizable” but I’m still stuck with 4 big buttons that take up twice as much space as 6 small buttons.
Give me my one-click wifi toggle back, damnit