Android 12 DP2 textured ripple animation got shown off by a developer The animation itself is quite difficult to explain with words, so it would be best if you check it out yourself.

We're still digging through changes in Android 12's brand-new Beta 1 release, but we've already spotted a minor tweak to a change that has been teased a few times in prior previews. Beta 1 has a ...

After the company promised to let go of the gas pedal on the sparkly ripple animations in future betas, we've just turned from page one to page two of the Android 12 beta process.

What is the ripple effect? The new ripple effect appears when you long-press on any element within Android 12. The animation goes outwards from where your finger touches it and sparkles on both sides.

Android 16 QPR1 beta 2 starts testing the new animation for the power button long-press gesture we first spotted last month.