- Google’s in the middle of Material 3 Expressive refreshes for many of its Android apps.
- After first seeing a new look for Chat within Gmail, we’re now spotting similar tweaks in development for the stand-alone Chat app.
- Right now we’re still noticing some small differences between the Chat app’s revised interface and what’s happening to Chat in Gmail.
Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language is currently being adapted across the company’s whole range of apps, and we’ve been having a great time trying to spot all the little changes as Google devs get started implementing them. Earlier this week we shared with you our latest M3E finds for Android’s Gmail app, but those didn’t stop at just email; we also saw some interface changes in the works for Chat. As probably shouldn’t surprise you, that’s not exclusively happening to Chat in Gmail, and we’re now taking a look at some very similar adjustments happening to the stand-alone Chat app.
Before we start looking at what’s new, since some of these changes are a little on the subtle side, let’s check out a few screens showing off Chat as it has existed up to now: