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Google Clock 8.1 is now widely rolling out with a Material 3 Expressive redesign. Meanwhile, the last remaining Pixel apps are also getting their revamps. Besides the shorter bottom bar, icons feature an outline design until they’re selected. It’s now “Alarms” and “Timers,” while “World Clock” is a bit more descriptive. The Alarms tab does a better job of noting …

The Google Messages redesign started widely rolling out to the stable channel last week, and Material 3 Expressive is now available on the actual chat screen. Like on the homepage, the message thread is now placed in a container with curved corners at the top. That background layer features the app bar with phone/video calling shortcuts, and the overflow menu. The …

Gmail was one of the first apps to start testing Material 3 Expressive in June and the redesign is now widely rolling out. On the homepage (and other similar views, including the Google Chat tab), the message list is placed in one container with rounded corners at the top and bottom. This is similar to Google Messages, while other apps …

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 launch really kicked things off. Here’s our list of what’s available and still to come on Android phones. Updated 8/24: Refer to the table for what’s New and Updated. Rolling out [New] Pixel Recorder This …

Google is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign that tries to really simplify Pixel Recorder. It comes as the Pixel 10 series debuts a new music creator. On the homepage, Recorder now has a pill-shaped “Search recordings” field, while font sizing and colors have been tweaked. Old vs. new The simplification starts in recordings, with an oblong “Play” or rectangular …

The Google TV app is rolling out a new update on Android that delivers a Material 3 Expressive redesign that also causes some problems for the phone-based remote. Live in version 4.39 of the Google TV app for Android, the Material 3 Expressive redesign brings a fresh coat of paint to the app, as well as an entirely new page. …

The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the public should avoid eating certain frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to concerns that the seafood may have been contaminated with radioactive material. Health officials said in a news release that it is investigating reports of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp products processed by an Indonesian company, …

Google is rolling out a small update to the Find Hub app on Android that brings a handful of Material 3 Expressive tweaks. Find Hub’s bottom bar is now shorter to be inline with the latest Material 3 Expressive guidance that reverses the previous preference for tall navigation. So far, adoption of this particular change hasn’t been consistent in first-party …

Google announced its new design language in May. Material 3 Expressive redesigns have been slowly rolling out to Google apps since then, and here’s our list of what’s available and still to come on Android phones. Updated 8/17: Refer to the table for what’s New and Updated Rolling out [New] Google Drive This redesign starts with a search app bar, …

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 …