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While many Android OEMs have already copied iOS 26's aesthetic, Google says Pixels are staying the course.

Nirave Gondhia / Digital Trends

Google’s president of the Android Ecosystem has shut down speculation that Android will adopt Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, at least on Pixel devices. In response to a mockup of Liquid Glass on a Pixel 11 posted on X, Sameer Samat said, “Not happening. Y’all are wild.” The response is welcome news for Android fans who have watched a wave of manufacturers copy Apple’s aesthetic over the past year.

Several Android OEMs have already taken the bait

Since Apple unveiled Liquid Glass at WWDC in June last year, several Android manufacturers have replicated the look on their respective skins. OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo, Honor, and Xiaomi have all shipped UI updates that lift the translucent, frosted-glass aesthetic Apple introduced.…