Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

uAs functional as Android’s interface is, keeping the same design for too long gets stale. Plus, I am a big believer that everything can always be improved upon. In Google’s case, the company ...

At The Android Show today, Google officially introduced Material 3 Expressive, the next evolution of Android’s design language, set to arrive with Android 16. This sweeping UI update is a significant ...

Android 16 delivers a significant update to smartphone design and functionality, anchored by Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language. This release emphasizes a visually dynamic user interface ...

Google's latest Gboard beta introduces a refreshed Expressive settings UI and subtle color changes to the emoji picker tabs.

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. A little over a week ago, someone on Google’s design team accidentally posted the details of their new design ...

Google’s bold Material 3 Expressive look is finally creeping into Gmail. The interface swaps heavy color blocks for lighter, raised cards with rounded edges, making emails pop with more depth. More ...

This may not be the most surprising twist, but it's definitely something that Android fans did not expect to come as early as May. Google's next big Android UI revamp, Material 3 Expressive, has ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Material 3 Expressive is Google's new software design language. Meant to bring both a fresh coat of paint and increased ...

Gmail’s Material 3 Expressive UI is now gradually rolling out…for some. This new design language brings a fresher, more vibrant look with rounded corners, a redesigned “Compose” button, and a ...

Ahead of this month’s announcement, Google accidentally published a blog post detailing the thinking and research behind Material 3 Expressive. The full blog post was saved by the Wayback Machine ...

Google is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive design update to the Android Phone app, bringing rounded cards, refreshed dialer visuals, and new call gesture options. While the changes are currently in ...