To help streamline the process of recovering your new phone from an older Android device, it looks like the “Set up my Device” process has got a Fast Pair UI.
We do not know exactly when this change occurred, but you will get the option when you follow the setup process for a new Android phone or a phone that you recently restored. In our case, while configuring a recently reset Pixel 3 XL, the ability to recover using the “Set up my Device” pop-up has been replaced with a familiar Fast Pair-style UI usually reserved for Bluetooth accessories and headphones.
This new user interface only appears on a nearby Android device if you choose not to restore wirelessly. Previously, you received a message on the screen at the top of your screen asking you to restore. This can be easily rejected as a regular notification. This often means you need to use the “Set up my Device” command in Google Search for reliable pairing and content recovery if you are not using a USB-C cable to connect your existing and new devices.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the pop-up window even includes a small preview of the device sending a setup request with the name above. There’s also a large “Set up” button that will adhere to Material You’s Dynamic Color theme on devices running Android 12 or later. Overall, it’s a small but important change that will add another extra layer of coherence to Android in the future. It also ensures that all setup processes on the device are familiar and harder to reject.
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