Tag Archives: Expressive

After debuting on the Pixel 10 (version 10.0), Google is rolling out the Pixel Camera 10.1 update to older devices with a handful of Material 3 Expressive tweaks. On the viewfinder, the capture button is now a solid circle with a transparent ring. The two buttons flanking it are now rounded squares, with the preview of your last image getting …

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. Updated 10/12: Refer to the table for what’s New and Updated. Recent launches …

Google already refreshed the Pixel Watch app on Android phones with some M3 Expressive earlier this month, but the latest update brings more tweaks and a new homescreen icon. Previously, there was a generic representation of a watch in the four Google colors of blue, red, yellow, and green. It felt a bit busy, and wasn’t the nicest Google icon. …

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 adds a new Material 3 Expressive look to the Setup Wizard. The redesigned Setup Wizard includes thicker buttons and a cleaner card-like UI on certain screens. Most users are likely to miss the changes as the Setup Wizard only appears on new or wiped devices, but a refresh was …

Now that the series has been out for a week, Google has begun rolling many of the software features it debuted with those phones to its older devices as part of the September Pixel drop. Starting today, if you own any Pixel device Google has released since 2021, including the and , you can start to customize your device with …

Google has spent the last few weeks hyping up its new Pixel 10 phones, which are very nice devices. They’re just not a big leap over last year’s phones. If you’ve decided to hang onto your Android phone a bit longer, there are some new goodies headed your way. If you’ve got a Pixel, Google’s revamped Material 3 Expressive interface …

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices. The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Android …

Google today is rolling out a major Android 16 QPR1 update to Pixel devices that brings the Material 3 Expressive redesign. It coincides with the September 2025 Feature Drop and security patch. The big change on the lockscreen is how the day/date and weather now appear underneath the large clock, or to the right of it in the corner (when …

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 …

The Google Chrome interface has remained remarkably consistent over the years, and the Android browser is now getting Material 3 Expressive tweaks to match other first-party apps. The primary browsing interface that is the Omnibox remains the same except for the loading indicator. Chrome is taking advantage of the split/segmented progress indicator component with rounded “corners.”  You see more Material …