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TL;DR Android Canary 2603 has arrived with a whole bunch of new UI tweaks.
One we’ve just noticed implements a new blur effect when launching apps.
You’ll see the blur when opening apps on either your home screen or app drawer alike.
Last year, Google introduced a public Canary testing track for Android, and if you are the kind of smartphone fan who loves checking out all the latest features ahead of everyone else, this has been what you want to run. The latest March Canary release just landed yesterday, and ever since, we’ve been combing through it to point out all the changes we’ve noticed. Our latest is a bit of a small one, but it’s so slick-looking we just had to shine a spotlight on it.
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Part of the subtle magic that separates an adequate user interface from a really great one is in the transitions — how all the parts of the UI move around in relation to each other as you navigate the system.
With Android Canary 2603, you might notice a new effect present when selecting an app from your home screen or app drawer:
We slowed the action down so you have a better chance to actually spot it. Did you pick up on the blur?
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