Android 16 could bring an updated volume slider and volume panel UI. Here's an early first look at the new designs!

Unsurprisingly, Rahman’s visuals reflect just that, showing a more angular volume slider design. The new sliders end with a solid handle line, making it much clearer where the volume is set. This is a big upgrade from the old rounded bubbles, which could make it hard to tell the exact volume level.

The Android 16 launch date is coming up surprisingly quickly, and it won’t be long before the first beta version of the software is available for us all to enjoy. While there’s still a lot we don’t know about Android 16 and the changes it will incorporate, it looks like we may see some design changes to both the back button and the volume slider.

Android 16’s new volume slider could be slightly similar to the slider seen on the Google Search widget’s transparency customizer. The images shared by the source show the big