When you swipe from the Google search bar near the lower part of the screen, you can actually see this effect in the app drawer. The color of the blurred background is based on the color theme found on the wallpaper that you are using on your pixel. With the spot, you cannot see what is behind the icon found in your app drawer, but you can see that something is there. This frost is similar to viewing through the glass.
This effect is as good, using it will remove your pixel battery life. Additionally, such a design cannot be just your tea cup. The frost is a way to finish the glass look and return to a solid background. All you have to do is setting , Battery And toggle on the battery saver. In addition to leaving frosted glass effects, turning on the battery saver is also banned from walking in the background that slows down the consumption of battery and data. It also closely closes the display.
Pixel app drawer with battery saver of (L), and battery saver (R). Image Credit Fonena
Not only will you save your phone by not running a blurred background, other features of battery saver should also improve your battery life, although it comes at the cost of your phone performance.
Pixel Quick Settings with Battery Saver of (L), and battery saver (R). Image Credit Fonena
To consider one more thing. If your pixel is running Android 16 QPR 1 beta 1 and you do not see with a blurred background in the app drawer or with quick settings panels on the screen, check to see if you have a battery saver. And it brings us to a bug on beta software.