It’s clear by now that “Material You” is the way to go for this year’s Android release, and with Android 12 nearing its stable release date, Google is giving users more control so they can theme their devices their way.
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If you’re unfamiliar with the whole “Material You” thing, it’s a custom theming tool available natively in Android 12 that generates custom colors based on the wallpaper you’ve chosen and applies them to the system UI, Google apps, and other supported third-party apps. We’ve already covered how to customize Material You on Android 12 and how to set your Gboard theme to match your wallpapers.
In this post, we'll help you apply different color themes to the Google search bar, based on the wallpapers you choose for your home screen.
With Android 12 just weeks away, Google is bringing its Material You redesign to the most-used element on your phone: the search bar. The search bar in the Pixel Launcher now has the ability to pull colors from your wallpaper and apply them to the Google Search logo and microphone logo at the bottom of your home screen.
