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When Google dropped Android 12 in 2021, it drastically overhauled the way the operating system looks and feels. Material You made Android 12 more adaptable to the user’s taste while also making the system more uniform. This change ended over three years of Android looking pretty much the same from generation to generation.
However, Samsung’s One UI Android skin didn’t reflect those changes. In fact, it hasn’t changed much at all in its four-year history.