Ahead of a potential debut, a new volume slider and panel design has been discovered in Android 16 that better aligns with Material Design.

The volume slider itself is also getting a makeover. It will have a less rounded appearance with a thin rectangular handle. The icon showing the current volume stream will be positioned at the bottom of the slider instead of the top. The three dots that open the full volume panel will also be smaller.

The new interface hints that Google might be ditching the pill-shaped volume sliders from Android 15. Instead, we could see thinner sliders with clear handles. It is much more in

Android 16 could make the predictive back feature even more convenient, while also redesigning the volume slider (again).