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Android Authority
01-07-2025
- Android Authority
Google Keep's Material 3 Expressive makeover is starting to roll out
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Keep's Material 3 Expressive makeover has started rolling out to users. It brings visual changes for several UI elements, including the search bar, toolbar, and search filters. The redesign is not widely available at the moment, but it should reach more users in the coming days. Google is steadily updating its apps in line with Android's new Material 3 Expressive design language, and Google Keep is the latest to receive an expressive makeover. As spotted in a teardown earlier this year, the update brings changes for the app's search bar and other UI elements, giving the app a fresh look. Google Keep's Material 3 Expressive redesign is rolling out to some users on version 5.25.252.00.90, but it's not widely available yet. According to user reports on Telegram, it includes a slightly taller but narrower search bar that no longer houses the account switcher and hamburger menu buttons. Google has also updated the text inside the search bar, which now states 'Search Keep' instead of 'Search your notes,' and the shape of the search filter chips. The redesign brings visual changes to the toolbar as well, which now features larger icons with rounded backgrounds. The buttons at the top of the edit screen have received similar rounded backgrounds, and image previews within notes now feature margins to the left and right and rounded corners. Although minimal, these changes give Google Keep a more modern look that closely aligns with Android's new design language. Other Google apps, including Gmail, Google Wallet, and Google Phone, have received similar changes in the last few weeks, and it shouldn't be long before Google releases the expressive redesign for the rest of the apps in its portfolio. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Android Authority
01-07-2025
- Android Authority
Here's a first look at the Google Personal Safety app's Expressive redesign (APK teardown)
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed plenty of visual changes coming to the Personal Safety app. These changes are in line with Google's Material 3 Expressive design language and cover the emergency contacts menus. This redesign will likely be exclusive to Android 16 QPR1 for now. Google's Personal Safety app is a one-stop shop for emergencies, allowing you to quickly get help, record video, and much more. Now, it looks like Google is bringing some changes to the app in line with its Material 3 Expressive visual style. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. We dug into a recent version of the Personal Safety app for Android (version 2025.06.12.772866699.3-release) and discovered that it's getting plenty of visual changes. These changes specifically apply to the emergency contacts menus. Check out the screenshots below. Current Current Current New New New There are quite a few Material 3 Expressive changes here, such as bold headers, info fields encased in a white box with dividing lines between each field, and redesigned toggles showing an X or tick. The Add contact option has also changed from a text-based field to a pill-shaped green button. Another notable change, seen in the final screenshot, is that Google will offer a three-dot button for each contact. Tapping this button lets you quickly remove or reorder a contact. By contrast, the current UI gives you an 'X' icon next to each contact so you can quickly remove them. However, reordering your contacts requires you to tap the Reorder button at the top of the page, which then opens a new screen altogether. So the new UI might not be as convenient for removing contacts, but it seems more seamless for reordering them. It's worth noting that this Expressive design will likely be exclusive to Android 16 QPR1, at least for now. That's because this Emergency Contacts functionality is also integrated into the core Android settings via the Safety and Emergency section, and Google is updating this section for Android 16 QPR1. Nevertheless, this would be the latest Google app to get a fresh coat of paint ahead of Android 16 QPR1. These visual changes have already started rolling out to Chrome, Google Messages, the Phone app, and more. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Time of India
Gmail for Android gets 'Mark as read' button, here's how it'll work
Google is rolling out a new "Mark as read" button for Gmail notifications on Android devices, giving users a more convenient way to manage their inbox without opening the app. The feature appears as the first option in notification actions , positioned before the existing Reply, Archive, and Delete buttons. The server-side update began appearing for select users this week, according to reports from 9to5Google, though the rollout remains limited with only two confirmed sightings so far. The new button provides a less drastic alternative to archiving emails, allowing users to clear unread notifications while keeping messages in their inbox. New button saves time for mobile users This quality-of-life improvement addresses a common user workflow where emails need acknowledgment but don't require immediate action or removal from the inbox. Rather than forcing users to either ignore notifications or take more decisive actions like archiving, the new button offers a middle-ground solution. Previously, Gmail for Android notifications only offered Reply functionality alongside Archive or Delete options, which users could customize through Settings > General settings > Default notification action. The addition of "Mark as read" fills a notable gap in notification management, enabling quick email triage directly from the notification shade. Gmail's historically slow feature rollouts suggest the "Mark as read" button may take weeks or months to reach all Android users. Google typically implements gradual server-side deployments for Gmail features, as seen with recent updates like the ongoing Material 3 Expressive redesign that began rolling out earlier this month. The notification enhancement comes as Google continues updating Gmail app with improved user interface elements and streamlined workflows.
Android Authority
25-06-2025
- Android Authority
Google unpacks what went into Phone's Material 3 Expressive revamp
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Over the past few weeks, we've tracked a number of Material 3 Expressive changes in development for Google's Phone all. Last week testers in the Phone beta program first started seeing some of these changes arrive. This week Google confirms the rollout and details exactly what's changing and why. Google's Android apps are currently in a state of flux, as a wave of Material 3 Expressive washes over them with a coat of its new design language. We've already been tracking this progress across many of the company's apps, and that includes the stalwart Phone dialer. After uncovering some early efforts to freshen up Phone last month, we finally started seeing some of those updates rolling out to beta testers last week. With the cat out of the bag, Google's now stepping forward to talk a little about why it's changing what it is. Google confirms what we observed before, in that users registered for the Phone beta are beginning to see these M3E changes arrive. The company emphasizes that it's introducing the new look gradually, so don't be surprised if you're in the beta and haven't yet noticed anything new — it's on the way; just hold tight. One of the most obvious tweaks there, besides the general embrace of Material 3 Expressive with its big touch-friendly bulbous UI elements, is that new call-pickup control. Rather than discrete buttons for answering or rejecting, we're seeing the implementation of the new slider interface we've been tracking in development. Google says that it's trying out this new design after getting feedback that it was too easy to accidentally reject a call you actually wanted to take with the old system — or maybe worse, accidentally answering when you didn't mean to. The company also points to improvements we can see in the new home view. There, Google says it's eliminated threading to give your call log nice at-a-glance visibility with a simple chronological layout. And up top, that bar makes favorite contacts simple to access without needing to further dig around within the app. That all sounds pretty good to us, and so far we've been reasonably pleased with the M3E changes coming to Phone and the rest of Google's Android software library. This is all still in development, though, and Google's taking feedback that could lead to further changes down the road. If you want to make sure you're seeing the latest tweaks as they land, make sure you register for Phone's beta program. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
India Today
25-06-2025
- India Today
Google phone app update makes calls easier, more fun and colourful than ever
Google is giving its Phone app a fresh coat of paint. The new design change is part of the company's broader Material 3 Expressive design rollout, which focuses on a more vibrant, personalised, and emotive design language for user interfaces on Android and Wear OS devices. The changes specific to the Phone app are being rolled out gradually to Public Beta users this week. The refresh introduces a number of functional and aesthetic changes, offering an intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly calling new update for Google's Phone app brings a redesigned interface that makes connecting with your most important contacts quicker, and your call history easier to navigate. One of the most notable changes is the introduction of a new "Home" tab, which replaces the previous "Favourites," "Recents," "Contacts," and "Voicemail" tabs with a more streamlined three-tab layout: "Home," "Keypad," and "Voicemail."At the top of the new "Home" tab, users will find a convenient "Favourites bar," displaying their top contacts as circular icons for quick access without needing to navigate to a separate tab. Below this, Google has also simplified the call log. To improve clarity, calls from the same person will no longer be nested under a single entry. Instead, each call will appear as a distinct chronological entry, making it easier to track your call history at a glance. While this change might clutter the list slightly, it's aimed at helping users track call patterns more clearly – like noticing how often someone has tried to reach Another highlight of this revamp is a new gesture-based way to answer or decline calls. The incoming call screen will now feature a horizontal swipe gesture. This design tweak comes in response to user feedback, with many finding the horizontal motion more intuitive and less prone to accidental taps – especially when pulling the phone out of a pocket or the incoming call screen is also getting a visual refresh. Contacts will now be framed in playful, uneven circles to add a touch of personality to every Phone app update is part of Google's broader design evolution across its ecosystem. Google launched Android 16 earlier this month, and the new OS integration for Android phones is expected to fully embrace the Material 3 Expressive redesign in an upcoming is also gradually infusing this new design language into its suite of apps, aiming for a more cohesive and expressive user experience across its platforms. The company has already released the Android 16 update for Pixel phones, and a wider rollout is expected later this year – likely around September. Meanwhile, Pixel users have recently received a new 'Pixel VIP' widget that further integrates with favourite contacts by displaying their location, call history, and even personal notes.- Ends
