

Pixel phones have long offered a few different options for the colors of the display, with profiles like “Neutral,” “Boosted,” and “Adaptive.” In particular, the Adaptive profile seems to be heavily affected by the changes in Android 13 QPR3. Here, the Twitter app is given a darker, almost purple hue.

In the image below, we have a Pixel 7 Pro on the QPR3 Beta side by side with a Pixel 6, with both devices set to 100% brightness. That being the case, the change in colors in Android 13 QPR3 is almost certainly related to the calibration of the display panels used in Pixel phones. The new shade is also visible when looking at previously captured screenshots. Notably, we know this isn’t caused by any change to what’s actually on screen, such as a Material You theming tweak, because third-party apps like Twitter are also affected. Specifically, we’ve found that apps with a dark theme have a darker, more red-brown tone than they did previously. Immediately after installing the update, some members of our team noticed that the colors on their Pixel phone screens seemed to have shifted.
