A split of Android Notifications and Quick Settings has been rumored for the past year or so, and a leak today provides the latest look.
Mystic Leaks on Telegram today shared a video and screenshot of what might be an internal build of Android 17. The design is a maturation of what was previously shown. Under Settings > Notifications, there will be a new “Notifications & Quick Settings” menu with two options:
- Separate: Swipe down from the top right to open Quick Settings. Swipe down from the top left to open notifications.
- Combined (classic): Swipe down from the top of your screen to access the classic panel that combines notifications and Quick Settings.
When the “Separate” option is enabled, swiping from the left shows notifications. There are no changes to the actual list as of this build, but you get a large clock at the top. The day/date and status bar icons are placed in pills at the corners.
A swipe down from the right side of the screen shows Quick Settings, which is placed in a (top) sheet container. You get a miniature clock here, while the next two rows offer carrier information, QS edit, settings, and power.
A new addition to Quick Settings is the volume slider underneath brightness. The three-dot button next to it presumably opens the full set of sliders. Otherwise, the QS tiles are unchanged from their last redesign.
On large screens, Separate will be the only option: “Combined (classic) view is limited to the outer screen of your foldable device.”
Meanwhile, Android 17 is said to bring back a dedicated “Mobile Data” Quick Settings tile, which would use a cellular bar icon. The separate Wi-Fi toggle uses the icon you’d expect.
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