Google Tasks rolls out Material 3 Expressive widget redesign [U]
The Workspace team is finally getting around to updating the Google Tasks widget on Android with Material 3 Expressive.
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Gboard Material 3 Expressive redesign of shortcuts comes back [U]
Gboard introduced a Material 3 Expressive redesign of shortcuts in January that is now seeing wider availability for beta users.
Expand Expanding CloseLeak shows Android 17 with custom color picker for Material You, preset variants, blur [Gallery]
Google’s Material You is finally getting an update everyone has been asking for – the ability to pick custom colors, as showcased in a new leak.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto is getting a redesign that takes up your whole display, adds widget support, more
Google has announced an incoming redesign for Android Auto that, while not a major leap forward, improves support for car displays, brings in a bit of Material 3 Expressive, and supports widgets.
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Inware now tells you even more about your Android device with expressive makeover [Gallery]
Device information app Inware is getting a major update this week, with its 7.0 update delivering a Material 3 Expressive makeover and some new features as well.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome for Android gets Material 3 Expressive Settings
Google is giving Chrome for Android more Material 3 Expressive with a redesign of the Settings page.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit app drops Material 3 Expressive’s floating toolbar
As Fitbit continues to preview its personal health coach, the redesigned app is getting interface tweaks that swap out a key Material 3 Expressive component.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel Journal gets short Material 3 Expressive bottom bar
Material 3 Expressive’s short bottom bar is now available in Pixel Journal as AI features come to the Pixel 9 series.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard rolls out ‘auto-switch after apostrophes’ & M3 Expressive Settings redesign [U]
As we wait for the broader redesign, Gboard for Android is getting a nice quality-of-life improvement with the “auto-switch after apostrophes” shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle redesigning web app launcher with Material 3 Expressive
The web app launcher available in the vast majority of Google apps online is getting a redesign with Material 3 Expressive. It follows the last Material You update in 2023.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Phone app gets short Material 3 Expressive bottom bar
Phone by Google is now fully compliant with Material 3 Expressive after shrinking its bottom bar.
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Google Meet for Android gets more Material 3 Expressive
Google Meet is joining Drive for Android this month in adopting more Material 3 Expressive. Like other Workspace services, the video calling app now has a search app bar.
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Gmail widget updated with Material 3 Expressive tweaks
Google has updated Gmail for Android’s homescreen widget with Material 3 Expressive tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard shortcuts getting M3 Expressive redesign at the expense of density
Gboard for Android is slowly getting M3 Expressive, but the shortcuts page redesign comes at the expense of density.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive regains full Material 3 Expressive redesign
Last year, Google Drive’s Material 3 Expressive redesign rolled out in a piecemeal fashion and saw one aspect revert. The full revamp with the container component is now available.
Expand Expanding CloseRecap: Expressive Android, but Material ‘3.5’ apps
Zooming out, it’s amusing that Apple and Google both chose 2025 to overhaul the design language of their operating systems. Android’s Material 3 Expressive redesign has been well received, but I want to focus on the updates to Google apps.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid Auto update hints at Cast support, Material music player redesign [Gallery]
Google appears to be working on more Android Auto updates, including potential support for Cast and a redesign of the music player to go with Material 3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs for Android rolls out Material 3 Expressive redesign [U]
Following the editor updates in August, the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides homepages are now getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.
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Yes, the Google Home app now has M3 Expressive’s short bottom bar [U]
Material 3 Expressive switched back to a shorter bottom bar, but not all apps — like Google Home — adopted that at launch. That has now changed.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play Books is celebrating its 15th birthday
Google today is celebrating the 15th birthday of Play Books. The service started as “Google eBooks” on December 6, 2010.
Expand Expanding ClosePhone by Google shrinking bottom bar to match Material 3 Expressive
Besides announcing Call Reason this week, Phone by Google is testing a shorter bottom bar to comply with Material 3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Account settings on the web gets M3 Expressive redesign
Following the Android version in June, the Google Account page on the web has been redesigned and simplified with Material 3 Expressive elements.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle redesigns menus for Material 3 Expressive that have you mind the gap
Following the initial wave of Material 3 Expressive, Google is working to redesign the remaining components to the latest design language, and menus are up this month.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat Google Material 3 Expressive redesigns are rolling out [Updated]
Google announced its new design language in May. Material 3 Expressive redesigns have been rolling out to Google apps since then, but the Pixel 10 and Android 16 QPR1 launch really kicked things off. Here’s our list of what’s available and still to come on Android phones.
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