That’s a feature added in Android 12 that changes the apps themes based on the wallpaper. While other OS’es like Windows 10 and 11 have a similar feature, on Android it’s more complete and app backgrounds etc. are also tinted based on the wallpaper’s colors as well. Why they haven’t implemented a similar feature in their OS?
Sounds unnecessary and complex. Theming based on light/dark is definitely good but how much more beyond that is helpful or noticed?
Material you looks soooooo bad I hate that so many apps use it
Linux more or less has theming controls broken out that make this normal, plus everything in Linux can be changed. My vanilla GNOME makes all of my theming the same. I tweak a few aspects, but I prefer extremely clean setups with no clutter whatsoever.
In Android, the user interface is like a single Linux application running on top of an immutable kernel. That gives a lot more control over how applications appear.
M$ is a scheme to enable monopolies. The OS is more like a set of API standards for companies to write software that is compatible. W_ is mostly static and outdated with old dependencies maintained so that proprietary software can run long term without the company hiring developers to continuously maintain the code and maximizing profit. This model has proven to be garbage and so the same proprietary companies have attempted to shift the burden of paying devs/innovation/viable existence of a business onto the end user by stealing ownership with subscription software. Every product these companies offer is available as free software now. They only continue to exist because of market share familiarity and extortion based business models. Expecting these companies to follow a unified theming further diminishes their reason for existence. The primary way most proprietary software stays around is because of how they do not follow standards and conventions for layout, nomenclature, and interfaces; trying to prevent users from migrating to free software that follows published standards. If you migrate to free and open source software, aspects like UI/UX are much more user centric.
The primary way most proprietary software stays around is because of how they do not follow standards and conventions for layout, nomenclature, and interfaces; trying to prevent users from migrating to free software that follows published standards. If you migrate to free and open source software, aspects like UI/UX are much more user centric.
Except this is nonsense. Full on dumpster fire UX is the biggest liability most OSS has. It is not user friendly, and assumes way more user knowledge to do the basics.
If FOSS actually was competitive on UX, let alone better, it would be far more popular.