With every major OS update, companies like Apple and Google like to introduce various UI tweaks and redesigns. This is meant to give the operating system a slight makeover, while also improving on ...

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 ...

The Google app on Android could soon receive some subtle design tweaks. We’ve spotted upcoming tweaks for the status bar, search progress bar, and the tab bar at the bottom in the latest beta release.

Well, the leaks were right. Google is updating the look of Android and Wear OS to make its mobile and wearable operating systems more visually expressive and animated. Google has dubbed its new design ...

Backdrops has been updated to version 6.0, integrating Google’s Material 3 Expressive design language. UI enhancements include improved carousel, better loading animations, refreshed progress ...

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 ...

Alongside the app, Google Wallet’s NFC tap-to-pay animation is getting a M3 Expressive redesign. Instead of your card getting displayed against a solid color, the background is now translucent. (In ...

Google accidentally showed off its big Android design refresh last week, but now Material 3 Expressive is official. Google says the new interface will begin with Android OS, but it will eventually ...

Google has unveiled Material 3 Expressive, its most ambitious Android design update in years, with a focus on personal style, smoother interactions, and helpful glanceable information. Building upon ...

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 ...

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 ...