Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. It's been a minute since Android got a fresh coat of paint. Google debuted the colorful Material Design 3 design language in ...

A now-deleted blog post says Material 3 Expressive aims to make Android’s interface more appealing and easier to use. A now-deleted blog post says Material 3 Expressive aims to make Android’s ...

Google's Material Design has long been key to Android's visual and user experience. On July 16, developer Dylan Roussel tweeted about some yet-to-be-announced Material 3 parts, giving us a glimpse ...

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 ...

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 ...

In May 2025, Google officially introduced Material 3 Expressive, the next evolution of Android’s design language, arriving after the launch of Android 16. This sweeping UI update is a significant step ...

Eleven years after Google first announced its grand unifying theory of design—Material Design—it’s introducing its third major revision to the system. Called Material 3 Expressive, the company will ...

Google accidentally published a blog post for Material 3 Expressive ahead of its official reveal. Material 3 Expressive is intended to improve usability while improving Android's coolness factor, ...

Google's big I/O 2025 event is just around the corner, and AI will obviously dominate the main keynote, which is usually focused on the upcoming version of Android. Google will still talk about ...

Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's European correspondent, covering tech policy and Big Tech in the EU and UK. Unofficially, she serves as CNET's Taylor ...