First look: Google’s Phone app is getting a tasty Android 16 redesign (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | May 30, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Phone app, Material 3 Expressive, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority An Android Authority teardown has revealed Material 3 Expressive design tweaks coming to Google’s Phone app. The visual tweaks currently apply to the incoming call and in-call menus. This comes after we discovered visual...

Here’s a closer look at Google’s Material 3 Expressive interface upgrades for Meet (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | May 29, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google meet, Material 3 Expressive, News

Material 3 Expressive is updating the look and feel of Google apps across Android, and is set to arrive later this year. Last week at I/O, Google offered devs a quick peek at how Meet is evolving for Material 3 Expressive. We’ve now managed to get a hands-on look at...

Here’s an early look at Google TV app’s Material 3 Expressive overhaul (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | May 28, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google TV, Material 3 Expressive, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google is prepping a Material 3 Expressive redesign for the Google TV app on Android. The revamped design is much more colorful, featuring accented gradients, buttons, and other UI elements. These design changes are not yet...

If Google wants Material 3 Expressive to succeed, it must lead by example

by dbadmin | May 25, 2025 | Android 16, Features, Google, Material 3 Expressive

Every big UI update has its fans and detractors and Material 3 Expressive is no exception. I’ve seen so many contrasting takes online about Android’s incoming design language refresh, with some loving the focus on aesthetics and others decrying the lack of practical...

Material 3 Expressive’s approach to dynamic app color is sounding better and better

by dbadmin | May 23, 2025 | Android 16, Google, Material 3 Expressive, News

Material 3 Expressive is coming later this year to refresh Android’s look. Google’s already been previewing those changes through announcements at I/O 2025, as well as its Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. When Material 3 Expressive finally rolls out, existing apps using...

I installed Android 16 QPR1 beta 1, and these are the big changes I noticed immediately

by dbadmin | May 22, 2025 | Android, Android 16, Features, Material 3 Expressive

Thanks to the release of Android 16 QPR1 beta 1, I got my first taste of Google’s next major OS and its Material 3 Expressive design changes. While I haven’t explored everything this beta offers, a few highlights are worth mentioning. If you’re not on the QPR1 beta...