Google News Material You and tablet redesign rolling out
Google News for Android is the latest first-party app to get a Material You redesign, as well as tablet and large screen optimizations.
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Material You in Android 14 getting ‘personal’ with bolder ‘Fidelity’ colors
Google is getting ready to introduce a bolder, even more colorful version of Material You, allowing you to leave the pastel shades behind once and for all.
Expand Expanding CloseWhat Fitbit Material You widgets will hopefully look like [Gallery]
If what has emerged pans out, Fitbit’s “new app design” is a bit on the minor side and not the Material You revamp we’ve been waiting for. While we wait for that, here’s what the Material You team thinks modern Fitbit widgets would look like.
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In recent years, Google has tweaked the menu bar in Docs to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. A prominent search bar is now coming to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app, Gmail, Calendar, and Play Store get Material You account switcher
Google is in the process of updating the account switcher on Android with Material You, and it’s now widely rolling out to the Google app and Play Store.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chat rolling out Material You web redesign
Following Gmail, Drive, and Docs/Sheets/Slides, Google Chat is now the latest Workspace web app to get a Material You redesign.
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After previously being just a feed, Google has updated Personal Safety with a bottom bar redesign to make the experience less sprawling and more like an app.
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Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 adds a slider to tweak Material You contrast
Android 14 DP2 has been out for a few weeks now, and our team is still managing to locate new features within. The latest is a new way to add more contrast to your Material You theme to make things easier to see and read.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle gives Pixel Recorder website a Material You refresh
The last major update to Pixel Recorder in December introduced Speaker Labels, and Google has since refreshed the website with some quirky Material You tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Contacts rolling out two new Material You widgets
As we’ve been expecting since November, Google Contacts for Android now offers an “Individual Contact” homescreen widget, while some are also seeing “Favorite Contacts.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play switches from tall to short Material You bottom bar
One of the more obvious aspects of Material You is a tall bottom bar, but some variation is now emerging across Google’s apps, with the Play Store switching to a shorter version.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Voice finally gets Material You redesign on Android
While Voice is not a Google Workspace app, it’s sold as an “add-on” to the suite and managed by that team. Google Voice for Android is now getting a Material You redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate for iPhone gets Material You redesign, Lock Screen widgets
Following last month’s announcement, Google Translate for iPhone has received a Material You redesign.
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Material You is now available for Google Drive’s web app
In February, Google announced that its expansion of Material You would finally expand to Google Drive and its various tools on the web. Now, that rollout is happening widely.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial You Google Account switcher coming to Play Store
Following Messages, Google TV, and Google Search, the Play Store is the latest app to get a Material You Google Account switcher.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 14 DP2: Pixel phones gain monochrome theme, prep for custom clocks
As part of the second preview of Android 14, Pixel phones have gained a new monochrome Material You theme and are preparing to add custom lock screen clocks.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial You redesign of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides web apps begins rolling out
Formally announced last month, the Material You inspired redesigns of Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web are beginning to appear for some Workspace customers.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive, Docs, and other Workspace websites getting Material You redesign
While the mobile Workspace apps were quickly updated alongside Android 12’s Pixel launch in fall of 2021, it took much longer for Material Design 3 to arrive on the web. Following the Gmail redesign last year, Material You is coming next to Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Pay (GPay) rolling out Material You redesign [U]
The GPay app, which was once the future of Google’s payments strategy, is still available for users in three countries and is getting some Material You tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseAndroid 13 should be coming soon to Chromebooks, bringing Material You
In recent years, Android releases on ChromeOS have followed a pattern of launching a new OS version roughly every other year. That pattern is set to continue, with Chromebooks set to make the jump from Android 11 to Android 13 soon, complete with Material You Dynamic Colors.
Expand Expanding CloseWear OS set to gain Material You dynamic colors in a future update
New code in Android 14 shows that Google is preparing for an upcoming version of Wear OS with the fun dynamic color customization made popular by Pixel and Material You.
Expand Expanding CloseFind My Device rolls out Material You redesign with dark theme [U]
While the Find My Device app on Android gets the occasional update, Google has not revamped its UI in several years. That’s now changing with a big Material You redesign for Find My Device that also includes a dark theme.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Tasks for Android gets an overdue Material You makeover
Rolling out as a part of the latest update, the Google Tasks app for Android is getting Material You theming in an overdue update.
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