Themes are a big part of Android 12, offering all-new ways for customizing your phone as much as you want. Unfortunately, there are a couple of places where it seems like Google has locked everyone into a single visual element. In Android 12 Beta 2, the Recent apps page has replaced your wallpaper with a new solid backdrop that uses Monet to pull colors from your wallpaper.
In Beta 1 — not to mention most other Android versions — your phone's background added a splash of color to the Recents screen. In the latest beta, this is completely gone, replaced with an opaque off-white shade that fades in and out as you load into your apps. Like the rest of the new interface, a touch of color is pulled from the wallpaper on your device, but the interface no longer appears to float above your home screen. Instead, it just looks like a new page, separate from the rest of your apps and widgets.
