Google Rethinks Android Design as Separate Wi-Fi Toggles Make Return
When Google introduced Android 12 in 2021, the company made a subtle but deeply polarizing design decision. The familiar one-tap Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles were removed from Quick Settings and replaced with a single, expandable “Internet” tile. Google framed the change as a simplification—one control for all connectivity. For millions of power users, however, it felt like a step backward. Now, nearly five years later, Google appears to be reconsidering that decision. Evidence buried in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code strongly suggests that Google is preparing to reintroduce separate Quick Settings tiles for Wi-Fi and mobile data … Read more