- Google has accidentally posted details about Material 3 Expressive, the future of Android.
- The new design language has rounded corners, bigger elements, and plenty of colors.
- The company will officially unveil Material 3 Expressive at Google I/O later this month.
Google introduced its Material Design language with Android Lollipop more than 10 years ago. Currently in its second iteration, Material You has defined Android over the years. Like Android 12, which changed the operating system forever with Material Design 2, Google is planning a major overhaul with Android 16. Expected to be unveiled at Google I/O later this month, the company has accidentally published details about Material Design 3.
Material 3 Expressive Shows Future of Android Design
In a now-deleted blog post, Google has revealed the future of Android, Material 3 Expressive. In the report seen by 9to5Google, the company says, “Material 3 Expressive was born out of research, not in the 41 shades of blue kind of way, which delegated design decisions to data, but in a collaborative inquiry spanning research, design, and engineering.”
It’s a complete overhaul of the Android design with colorful icons and a floating toolbar at the bottom. There is a pill-shaped bar at the bottom that occupies a majority of the screen.
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Although these are just concept designs, they showcase how Android will evolve and look in the future. For instance, the concept design for Gmail looks much cleaner. It has rounded corners, a toolbar at the bottom with a bigger send button.
The aim is to put the focus on all the important things, and Google claims that people were able to notice the send button 4x faster in the new app. Other concept designs include a redesigned clock app, wallet app, photo editor and wallet.
All of these designs look radically different, with the app going edge to edge of the screen. Google says that Material 3 Expressive “levels the playing field for users of all ages,” meaning it should appeal to both young and old users.
While there is no guarantee if these concepts will ever see the light of the day, it’s does gives a clear direction about the future of Android. Just like One UI 7 overhauled Samsung’s software skin, we could similar approach for stock Android.
We have seen previous leaks that reveal a massive overhaul of Android with redesigned quick settings, clock font and changes to the clock app. With Android being largely unchanged since Android 12, it’s apparent Google does not want to seen too far behind especially with Apple planning to revamp the UI with iOS 19.
