Blur is currently in vogue, and no, not in the 1990s indie rock sense either. iOS 26 and its Liquid Glass aesthetic might be divisive, but it is certainly striking. We’ve seen more Android OEMs add additional blur effects to their skins in recent months, too. Now, it seems that Google is turning up the blur dial for Android 17.
Thanks to the first few leaked images of the next Google mobile OS version, we have a good idea of what it could look like. Several elements are heavily blurred, allowing colors from the wallpapers and menus behind to seep through. While I have largely negative opinions, we wanted to know what you think about this change.