The June security patch for Pixel devices brought with it a Feature Drop but also a neat little taste of the upcoming Android 12 release and the Material You redesign with a grouped notification count icon.

Although not mentioned as arriving as part of the wider June Pixel Feature Drop, we noticed the very minor tweak mainly at the lockscreen when receiving multiple notifications from the same application.

These grouped notification badges can be a little sporadic for certain apps, but it’s a fun little nod to the upcoming Material You overhaul for those running Android 11 and updating to the June patch.

We’re not actually sure why grouped notification counts from Android 12 would be drip-fed down to Pixels with the June patch, but it’s a nice little taste of what is set to come later this year when the OS releases in a stable form.

So no, it’s not just you, we are just as surprised to see what we envisioned as a minor Android 12-only feature as part of the latest security patch.