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Great day for Android users. Although we have already tried the first versions of Android 16in which there were hardly any changes with respect to the previous version, Google has formalized the changes that will reach this new iteration. Among them, one of the most careful designs in recent years, one that says goodbye to the above with Material Designand that completely redefines the system interface.
Material 3 Expressive. From the arrival of You In 2022, Android has been quite stagnant in design. This is not bad news: Google’s operating system currently has a quite careful UI, and has given enough time for all applications to adapt to the interface. However, it already touched a change, and even more so with the suspicion that iOS 19 It will also be one of the biggest changes in UI in Apple’s history.
Material 3 Expressive acquires its own identity. It is the natural jump after Material Design, and puts upside down what we had met to date. An even more casual, customizable and complete design language.
A new design language. Android 16 will grind, a lot. Material 3 Expressive arrives with even more color palettes and a redesign in key aspects such as the notification panel, status bar (the classic Android vertical bar becomes horizontal such as … iOS), native applications, adjustments … It has been given a walk to the interface to show how well marry the new shades.
The launcher remains practically identical, with a downhill bar, the icons with full freedom as usual and native widgets that have also been redesigned. It is important to emphasize that Google is showing this interface in a Google Pixeland that in the rest of the devices will present certain changes.
Gmail in you material | Gmail in material 3.
More news. Do you remember the “Live Activities” of the iPhone? They also arrive at Android with Material 3 Expressive, a joint work of Google with the rest of the developers so that applications can show real -time information. It is especially useful in food tracking, flight -related apps, and even in Google Maps itself.
System animations, transparency effects have also been improved, and renowned the native Android apps themselves to adapt to this new design language. As you can see in the superior image, the changes are quite deep, and have as its purpose not only a more attractive design, but to improve the interaction (much larger and more accessible buttons).
Also for Wearos. Google wants to unify the design language of its software, and Wearos It is part of it. Material 3 will not land only on Android, the Google operating system for smart watches will also reach.
The interface in this type of devices will virtually completely changed, with much larger icons, redesigned icons, new color palettes and a much more intuitive experience. Everything has been rethink to make it easier to interact with these smaller screen devices. It announced in the same way Gemini’s arrival to Wearos in the coming months, to interact with him as we do with the smartphone.
Gemini in the new versions of Android Auto.
Of course, this new design will also reach Android XR and partially to Android Auto. There will not be a single Google product based on Android that does not enjoy the new material 3.
For when. Android 16 will premiere material 3 from this month of May, so the next betas for the Google Pixel are expected to release the new design. As always, it will not be until the final version when this design is fully official and stable, so it is to arm yourself with patience to enjoy it in the rest of the devices.
As always, in addition, it will depend on the efforts of the manufacturers themselves or not this design language. Many customization layers have their own language and do not respect Google design lines too much.
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