LG Velvet Android 12 Update Is Missing One Important Feature

Verizon’s System Update 10 for the LG Velvet doesn’t say much about Android 12 as expected, but it does highlight the improvements that the release brings. A lot of updates revolve around the stronger privacy features Google has implemented on the platform, as well as its solution to the somewhat controversial smart home controls in the power button menu. LG hid its “IoT Device Controls” behind a button in the notification panel, leaving the power button to function as it did before.

That, however, may have been the sign that LG’s custom Android skin, which it simply calls LG UX, wouldn’t be adhering to the new design language that Android 12 brought. In fact, Material You is noticeably absent from this update. This more customizable feature is one of the big selling points that Google made when it launched Android 12, so it’s disappointing to see the update arrive with a less-than-vanilla skin. With that said, many manufacturers, especially Samsung, set this trend, so it’s not that surprising to see LG following suit. After all, the company may not have enough resources to implement Material You on its LG UX without introducing bugs that would, in turn, mean more work for the few developers the company has left.