Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google's big I/O keynote address this week was almost entirely about AI: we saw real-time AI translation, AI video (now with ...

Android operating systems in 2025 are what individual phone brands make of them. Android 16 is publicly available as part of the Android Open Source Project, but it’s barebones, and brands like Google ...

A little over a week ago, someone on Google’s design team accidentally posted the details of their new design language, called Material 3 Expressive. This morning, as a part of “The Android Show,” ...

Google has begun rolling out Gmail’s Material 3 Expressive redesign via a server-side switch to some users. Design updates include more color usage, rounded cards, minor changes to the Compose button, ...

Zooming out, it’s amusing that Apple and Google both chose 2025 to overhaul the design language of their operating systems. Android’s Material 3 Expressive redesign has been well received, but I want ...

Google has been steadily pushing out its new Material 3 Expressive design language across its various apps and services. Now, if you’re someone who uses Google Messages extensively, it looks like ...

If you're not fully on board the AI hype train, I would understand if you feel that Android has lost its way. When Google, Samsung, and Motorola are packing AI features into places you never thought ...

The default file manager of Android, Files by Google, has started getting the new Material 3 Expressive design profile. It uses the bolder icons, darker colors, and a flat redesign for a modern look.

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

Google Meet is joining Gmail, Messages, and Phone in getting Material 3 Expressive, though it’s a slightly smaller — ironically — redesign than Google’s other communication apps. Material 3 Expressive ...

No, I’m not talking about iOS 26, where Apple is seemingly changing its mind about the extent of its “Liquid Glass” design language with every subsequent beta. There are some great new features in ...

Now that the Pixel 10 series has been out for a week, Google has begun rolling many of the software features it debuted with those phones to its older devices as part of the September Pixel drop.