Google is also working to update the volume slider to match this new design. As you can see below, the volume slider in Android 16 will be less rounded and will have a thin rectangular handle.

Android 16 is potentially redesigning the volume slider and panel UI, moving away from the thick, pill-shaped sliders introduced in Android 15 to thinner, continuous sliders with distinct handles.

Any swipe above there summons the slide-out menus quickly and reliably. The apps that use these old style menus are slowly decreasing, but it's taken five years, and we still see as many as we do ...