Google recently released Android 12, and whether you love it or hate it, one thing is clear: Material You is the standout feature in this year’s Android release. Material You is Google’s way of letting users generate custom colors based on the wallpaper of their choice and apply them to the system UI, Google apps, and other supported third-party apps on Pixel phones.
How to Unlock the New Weather Widget in Android 12 (Material You Design)
Over the past few months, Google has added Material You support to Gboard, Google Search, and Clock, and now the company has released new weather widgets for the Google app on Android 12. In this post, we'll show you how to add Material You-based weather widgets to your home screen on Android 12.
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The latest version of the Google Android app now has the ability to grab colors from your background and apply them to its new weather widgets, which come in two styles: a 4×2 rectangular box with rounded edges (previously a 2×2 squircle box) and another 2×2 oblong pill. The squircle weather widget shows you the current temperature (in both numeric and symbolic form), location, and max/min temperature for the day. The oblong widget, on the other hand, just shows you the current temperature in numeric form and its icon.
