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Gboard for Android is gradually adopting the Material 3 Expressive redesign for its shortcuts page, shifting from a grid layout to a pill-shaped, swipeable interface that reduces density and may affect usability, while also testing a broader Settings page update.
In 2025, Google Keep received several updates including design refreshes with Material 3, new features like note sorting, and UI improvements, maintaining its simplicity and speed. The article explores the potential future of note-taking apps, especially with AI advancements, suggesting a more proactive, assistive, and integrated experience could be on the horizon, possibly evolving into a smarter, more powerful tool beyond the current basic functionality.
Google is working on updates for Android Auto, including potential support for Cast and a redesign of the music player with Material 3 Expressive elements, though no rollout date is confirmed.
Fitbit has introduced a significant redesign of its app, incorporating Google's Material 3 Expressive design language with new shapes, fluid motion, and a streamlined interface, alongside an AI-powered health coach, with the update launching next year in the US.
Google Clock 8.3 update introduces a solid background for alarms to improve visibility, along with UI adjustments such as reordering menu items and renaming features ahead of Google Assistant deprecation. The update is gradually rolling out via the Play Store.
Google Messages has received a redesign of its account menu, now opening as a fullscreen page with organized options, aligning with other Google apps' Material 3 design, and this update is widely rolling out.
Google has released a v10.1 update for Pixel Camera on older Pixel devices, introducing Material 3 design elements such as new button styles and improved organization, making the app look more cohesive with the system UI, though the changes are subtle.
Google is rolling out the Pixel Camera 10.1 update to older devices, introducing a Material 3 Expressive redesign with UI tweaks, new animations, and an 'Optimize FPS' feature that adjusts recording frame rates for better performance, along with interface simplifications and grouping of camera settings.
Google has released a significant Wear OS 6 update with Material 3 features for Pixel Watch 2 and 3, introducing a redesigned interface, improved animations, better battery life, and new components, enhancing the overall user experience.
Google's Pixel Watch app has been updated with a more photorealistic icon in blue and purple, aligning with Material 3 design, and introduces a new feature carousel and improved menu styling in version 4.1, now rolling out via the Play Store.
Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 introduces a refreshed Setup Wizard with a Material 3 Expressive look, featuring thicker buttons and a cleaner, card-like UI, enhancing the initial user experience on new or wiped devices.
Google's September Pixel drop introduces Material 3 Expressive UI to older devices, adds new lock screen effects, enhances contact display, and updates Quick Settings. The Pixel Buds Pro 2 gain Adaptive Audio, Loud Noise Protection, and new gestures. Android's Bluetooth now supports LE Audio Auracast for simultaneous device pairing and private broadcasts. AI features include improved writing tools in Gboard and the new Androidify experience for creating personalized Android bots.
Google is expanding its new Material 3 design language to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with new features for Pixel Buds Pro 2, updates for Pixel Watch, and broader Android improvements like Bluetooth sharing and AI writing suggestions, with rollout ongoing over the next few weeks.
Google is rolling out new features to Pixel devices and Android, including Material 3 Expressive for personalization, Adaptive Audio for Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for Pixel Watch, AI writing enhancements in Gboard, improved audio sharing, and the ability to create custom Android bots, enhancing user experience and privacy.
Gmail for Android is undergoing a redesign that adopts Google's Material 3 Expressive design language, featuring emails in individual containers with rounded edges and borders, aligning with updates seen in other Google apps, and indicating a broader rollout of Material 3 elements across Google's ecosystem.