I made my regular Android look just like a new Google Pixel

If you’re anything like me, you appreciate the aesthetic of Google’s Pixel phones. There’s something special about that clean, flat design language: the way the widgets pull color cues from your wallpaper, the subtle transparency effects, and the overall simplicity of Google’s apps. It creates a cohesive vibe that feels both modern and understated. I wanted to endeavor to make my old Samsung Galaxy S22+ feel like a Pixel. The S22+ has aged, but still has beautiful hardware with a big, high-res and high-refresh screen, great cameras, and it even dons the latest Android 16 even though the device came out in 2022. In fact, going forward, as phones offer only incremental upgrades year after year, it’s incumbent on us as consumers to try to make our tech last a bit longer. The main advantage of Android is that it’s extensible, so that you can refresh the experience with minimal trouble.