The quick loading screen animation went live for YouTube’s TV app in November last year, and it has now started appearing for some users on their favorite Android smartphones.

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In comparison, News yesterday adopted the side slide-in. Update 8/24: After a lull in updates — besides Contacts, Google News is the latest app to adopt Android 12’s animated splash screen.

With Android 13, the visuals will be a bit different. When you swipe up on the screen and summon the lock pattern, you’ll see a large profile picture for the account.

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Starting with Android 12 and its third developer preview, Google will now show an auto-generated splash screen on all apps.

WhatsApp's latest Android beta update also suggests that a Dark Splash Screen feature is also in the making, but it is still under development.