For the past couple of months, I’ve been using a prerelease smartphone operating system that represents a significant design overhaul, with a greater focus on transparency and new visual elements that ...

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Google is implementing a big redesign of Android with Material 3 Expressive. This updated design language will spread across apps and Android itself with the upcoming Android 16 QPR1 update. And ...

Google Password Manager on Android is widely rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign that is mostly updated components but with one genuinely useful addition. The Google Play ...

Zooming out, it’s amusing that Apple and Google both chose 2025 to overhaul the design language of their operating systems. Android’s Material 3 Expressive redesign has been well received, but I want ...

We all have favorite apps on our home screens that are a joy to use. They open instantly, animations glide smoothly, and layouts make sense, so we never hunt for a button. They feel like natural ...

Google is preparing dramatically redesigned album covers for Google Photos. The design changes follow Google’s Material 3 Expressive design. Some key action buttons have moved. Google is preparing a ...

Google is turning up the blur effects on Android 17, but how do you feel about this change? Let us know in our latest open thread.

No, I’m not talking about iOS 26, where Apple is seemingly changing its mind about the extent of its “Liquid Glass” design language with every subsequent beta. There are some great new features in ...