Android N "to feature revamped notification shade, quick settings"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Google changed the style of Android's notification shade and quick settings with the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop, and based on an early version of Android N, it's changing things up again, Android Police said.

The look of Android N's notification shade is being altered. Notifications will include more info and quick settings. The full quick settings UI is getting a new paginated style, and editing tiles will be easier.

The first thing you'll notice is the notifications are full-width, and the separation between items is less distinct. Each item in the list also includes a line with the app that produced the notification. That information is available in the current notification UI, but users have to long-press to see it. Notifications also appear to be able to display some limited color text elements. App icons are smaller and less obvious as well. See below for a comparison of the old vs. new UI.

When you open the quick settings panel, you get a really cool sliding animation as the compressed bar of toggles move down to the full QS. Like the notifications, it's full-width now. There's an edit button here, indicating that Google is bringing the UI tuner options into the main quick settings, Android Police reported.

There appears to be pagination of the quick settings now as well, so you can put less frequently used toggles on the next page.