Google rolled out a bunch of recent options with Android 16 on Tuesday, however the firm seems to be saving its large Materials 3 Expressive redesign for a future replace. The replace doesn’t characteristic the design language’s revamped components, and a supply tells Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman that Google is planning to launch the brand new look on September third, 2025, as an alternative.
With Android 16, Google is beginning to roll out assist for Reside Updates with progress-centric notifications and enhanced settings for customers with listening to aids. The updates are coming to Pixel gadgets first, however in line with Google, Android customers should wait for an additional replace to see Reside Updates “totally realized.”
Google formally took the wraps off Materials 3 Expressive following a leak final month, which options updates to icon shapes, sort types, and shade palettes with “extra pure, springy animations” throughout the Android interface. You may nonetheless try some Materials 3 Expressive updates within the Android 16 QPR1 beta that’s obtainable now, however Rahman notes that Google plans on launching extra design updates within the subsequent Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.
Google is predicted to incorporate Android’s desktop mode in a September launch as nicely. The brand new mode, which builds on Samsung’s DeX platform, optimizes apps and content material for large-screen gadgets. It’ll mean you can resize a number of app home windows throughout your screens, in addition to join telephones and tablets to exterior shows for a desktop-like expertise. Customers with a Pixel 8 and up can check out these options within the Android 16 beta, however the remainder of us will possible have to attend a number of extra months.
