Starting with Android 12, Google introduced a unified Internet tile, merging the Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles into one. This change removed the option to control Wi-Fi and mobile data separately. Nearly four and a half years later, the company is reversing that move and bringing back separate Quick Settings tiles for Wi-Fi and mobile data.
The latest Android Canary Build 2603 introduces separate Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles. The Internet tile is no longer available, and if you update to the newest Canary Build, it will automatically replace the Internet tile with the Wi-Fi toggle (via 9to5Google).
While this is a minor change, it will finally allow you to toggle Wi-Fi and mobile data independently with a single tap. The current Internet tile makes toggling Wi-Fi or mobile data a multistep process.
Left: Internet tile in Android 17 beta 2; Right: Separate Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles in new Android Canary build
Since this change is currently a part of the Android Canary Channel, Google may or may not add it to the next Android 17 beta build. The company could always change its mind and decide against bringing it to Android 17’s public release.
With Android 17 set to split the notification shade and Quick Settings panel on foldables, dedicated Wi-Fi and mobile data tiles will be especially useful additions. For power users, the separate tiles will bring back a level of control they had long asked for.
Android Canary 2603 packs many visual changes
Google’s newest Android Canary build packs a surprising number of visual changes. It also packs many new features, some of which were first seen in Android 17 Beta 2. This includes a native app lock feature along with the ability to bubble an app.
Both these options are accessible by long-pressing an app icon. To make space for these new options, the long-press menu now tucks additional actions into a “Shortcuts” submenu.
The update also adds more blur across the system UI, like in the widget picker menu. As all these changes are a part of the Canary channel, Google may or may not include them in the next public Android release.
