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>Something to keep in mind is most core apps (Maps, Gmail, Messages, etc) aren't baked into the Android OS and are updated with new features regularly throughout the year.

Which is Google's weakness. Not only are the core apps not developed by the Android team, but each app is done by a separate team and there is a lack of consistency across the board with different colors, placement of icons, and dark mode support. It took Gmail six months after the release of Android 10 to get dark mode. And dark mode has existed (in limited form) since Android 9. Dark mode for Maps followed Gmail.

Oh, and let us not forget Maps had white navigation buttons on a white background, with light grey shadows for a few months with the release of Android 10. When I first upgraded my Pixel, I thought they had removed the bottom navigation because of this regression. Supposedly these are the best and brightest programmers on the planet.