Material Design
Google Photos now uses an animated Material You carousel
As teased last May, Google Photos for Android is now using the animated Material You carousel for Memories.
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ChromeOS Material You Settings redesign looks a lot like Android [Gallery]
ChromeOS 124 is currently in beta, and it introduces a Settings app redesign that leverages Material You and looks a lot like the Android Settings app on tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Keep tests floating bottom bar or a new FAB [U]
Earlier this year, Google Chat introduced a floating bottom bar, and Google Keep for Android is following suit.
Expand Expanding ClosePlay Books is one of the last Google apps to get a Material You redesign [U]
Google is finally rolling out a straightforward Material You redesign of Play Books for Android. It follows the new icon introduced last year, with the app rarely seeing updates.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages adds Material 3 slider for voice recordings
While we’re waiting for the audio recorder redesign with noise cancellation and Voice Moods to become available, Google Messages has updated the playback UI to make use of the new Material 3 slider.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolling out new contact Details page [U]
As we previously spotted, Google Messages is beginning to roll out a new in-app contacts page with a touch of Material You.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate redesigns Conversation mode with Material You flourishes
Google Translate has rolled out a redesign of the Conversation experience that can “automatically detect and translate languages as you converse.”
Expand Expanding CloseGet ready for thicker Material You sliders
In addition to new progress bars, Material You has redesigned sliders that are thicker and should be easier to interact with.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial You’s new progress bar design asks you to mind the gap
Google’s refinement of Material You components continues with an updated design for progress bars.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome New Tab Page getting more Material You on Android [U]
Dynamic Color was previously Chrome for Android’s primary expression of Material You, but the New Tab Page (NTP) is now seeing a redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s biggest Material You redesigns of 2023
Following the unveil over two years ago, Google continues to bring Material You to its various apps. There were many updates and redesigns in 2023, but here are the most notable ones.
Expand Expanding CloseHow does Google Chat’s new bottom bar fit in with Material You?
Back in August, Google announced a big redesign of Chat that adds Duet AI and other smart features, as well as audio huddles, to the work-focused messaging service. A new homescreen is core to this revamp, with the straightforward web version announced first. Last week, the redesigned mobile client was introduced with a new take on navigation for Google apps.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chrome Material You redesign widely rolling out
Back in September, Google announced a Material You redesign of desktop Chrome that’s now more widely rolling out.
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Google Pay on the web has a Material 3 redesign
Google’s biggest apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc.) have been updated with Material You on the web, but it’s not as wide a rollout when compared to Android. The latest example of Material 3 is the Google Pay website.
Expand Expanding CloseYes, search bars in Gmail and other Google apps have gotten bigger
If something about Gmail for Android looks slightly different, you are correct. Gmail’s search bar, along with Google Chat’s, is now bigger to comply with the latest Material 3 design guidelines.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle updates Individual Contact widget with more Material You
Google is updating the Individual Contact Android widget it introduced earlier this year to bring more Material You flourishes.
Expand Expanding CloseChromeOS 117 rolling out Material You redesign, updated Quick Settings, and much more
Google is rolling out ChromeOS 117, and it’s a very big update for Chromebooks that adds Material You, as well as other usability enhancements.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit app redesign starts rolling out to Android and iOS
Following last month’s announcement, the Material You redesign of Fitbit for Android and iOS is rolling out starting today.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome for Android redesigns address bar with Material You
After first testing a year ago, Chrome for Android is now rolling out a Material You redesign of the address bar.
Expand Expanding CloseChrome getting Material You redesign for its 15th birthday
To mark Chrome turning 15 this month, Google announced a Material You redesign for the desktop browser on Mac, Windows, Linux, and ChromeOS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Fonts redesign is a neat example of Material 3 on mobile web
The Google Fonts website has been thoroughly updated with a Material 3 redesign that serves as an interesting showcase of the design language on mobile web.
Expand Expanding CloseReviewing Google’s use of navigation rails on Android tablets, foldables
As part of optimizing phone-sized apps for tablets and foldables, Google replaces the bottom bar for a navigation rail. This puts controls where your hand rests when holding a large screen device, similar to how your thumb has easy access to the bottom edge of a phone, rather than needing a second hand to navigate.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle redesigning Docs on Android tablets to match the web UI
Google’s work on optimizing first-party apps for Android tablets and foldables continues with an upcoming redesign for Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Arts & Culture gets Material You redesign, adds AI Poem Postcards
Besides the updated ‘&’ logo, Google today detailed a redesign of Arts & Culture for Android, while marking the occasion with Poem Postcards.
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