Google Drive Material 3 Expressive redesign rolling out

Following the updated homescreen widget, Google Drive for Android is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign.

This redesign starts the new search app bar component where the hamburger button and profile picture are placed outside the field, which is thicker than before. There’s a centered “Search in Drive” hint after the “Google Drive” wordmark animates out.

Meanwhile, the entire list or grid view of files is placed in one large container, which is a bit darker than the background. Other apps, like Contacts or Phone, place each line in its own box, but Drive just has continuous lists for the most part.

In the Files tab, the top tap indicator is smaller. Google Drive is also using a connected button group to switch between the list and grid view. 

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There’s no change to the height of the bottom bar.

We’re seeing this Material 3 Expressive redesign with version 2.25.310.0 of Google Drive for Android. It’s not yet widely rolled out, with some users only seeing one or two of the new components. 

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