This nifty trick makes Android 16’s resizable Quick Settings even better

This nifty trick makes Android 16’s resizable Quick Settings even better

Quick Settings panel in Android 16 QPR1 Beta.

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority
  • Android 16’s Quick Settings panel allows you to resize tiles to make them smaller or larger.
  • Tapping a small tile will result in its name flashing at the bottom of the Quick Settings panel.
  • This is a helpful addition, as smaller tiles don’t have titles on them.

Android 16 is getting plenty of visual tweaks, including the Material 3 Expressive design style. One of the more notable visual changes is the redesigned Quick Settings panel, which will allow you to resize tiles to make them smaller or larger.

Making a Quick Setting tile smaller means the accompanying text (e.g. Bluetooth, Quick Share, Flashlight) will disappear. Fortunately, Telegram user sameera_s_w discovered that Google is working on a nifty solution, and we were able to confirm this. More specifically, tapping a small tile will result in its name flashing in the active apps field at the bottom of the quick settings menu. Check out our screen recording below.