Gmail for Android getting the full M3 Expressive container treatment

After the initial wave of M3 Expressive, the Gmail for Android redesign continues by placing each email in a container.

The Material 3 Expressive redesign that widely rolled out, which Google originally showed off in May, puts your inbox (and other lists) in one container. 

The latest iteration places each email in its own container. There is a small gap between every item in the list view, with the first and last message featuring a more pronounced curvature. 

As always, M3 Expressive changes are more visible on your device versus screenshots. 

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Old vs. new

There are also borders on the left and right of the screen. With this design, there is one connected, background layer for the bottom bar, hamburger button, and account switcher.

Meanwhile, those that have this redesign are seeing the search app bar, with the initial rollout featuring the old joined one. This matches Google Drive and Keep, which are also Workspace apps.

These containers join other M3 Expressive elements in Gmail like the bubbly swipe action animations, as well as the prominent Reply and Forward buttons at the bottom of messages.

Overall, it looks like we’re in for a stretch of Google updating various aspects with more Material 3 Expressive over time. In the case of Gmail, the Compose screen and homescreen widgets are unchanged right now.

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