After introducing with the Material 3 Expressive redesign last year, Google is adding more blur to the system UI with Android 17 Beta 1.

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 ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Chrome for Android gets a Material 3 Expressive makeover, and the changes are now available in the stable branch. This brings rounded boxes for icons, a new split loading indicator with rounded ...

Google on Wednesday released several new Android features, including a big Pixel Drop that brings Android 16's new Material 3 Expressive design to Pixel phones older than the brand-new Pixel 10 series ...

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 ...

Google is updating Gmail with the new Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing rounded corners and playful animations to the app. While not a full redesign yet, the update signals the start of ...

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 smooths out Pixel usability with polished UI tweaks, smarter defaults, and more blur effects.

Google is bringing Material 3 Expressive, widgets, video apps, Gemini Intelligence, and more to Android Auto and cars with ...

Steve was a Senior Writer at AP, where he covered over 40 smartphones a year. Steve has carried the latest and greatest around in his pocket for nearly 30 years, with everything from Motorola StarTACs ...