Google accidentally revealed details on a major graphic overhaul that is preparing for Android

Google accidentally revealed details on a major graphics overhaul that is preparing for Android. After three years of research, Material 3 expressive could officially be presented in a few weeks.

The output of the mobile operating system Android 16 is fast approaching, Google Having recently published the Beta 4 version. However, many people have been disappointed with the lack of innovation in the user interface. It is unlikely that it will change at the time of the release of Android 16, but Google is currently working on a large overhaul of the interface that could happen in a later update.

This overhaul is called Material 3 Expressiveand Google accidentally published a presentation page in advance, spotted by the 9TO5GOOGLE site before it is removed. Depending on the publication, always visible (without the images) on the web archive, Google wants ” Go beyond the “refined” and “boring” designs to create interfaces that establish a link with people at an emotional level ». Starting from an observation that all applications looked like and were boring, the teams at Google conducted 46 studies with more than 18,000 participants, calling on different techniques ranging from the surveys to the follow -up of eyes.

An official announcement at the Google I/O 2025 conference

Material 3 Expressive uses it colorshape, size and movement To make a product easier to use by drawing attention to the most important parts of the interface and by grouping similar elements. On the visuals given as an example, there are some details that illustrate this concept: a toolbar slightly detached from the bottom of the screen to become floating, a bigger “send” button, colorful, and placed in a bar above the keyboard instead of being with the “Attach” button at the top of the screen.

These changes are not radical, but simplify the use according to Google. In the case of the “Sending” button, the participants were able to find it four times faster. In a comparison with the iPhone, participants have largely preferred Material 3 Expressive to Human Interface Guidelines From iOS, this preference even reaching 87 % in 18-24 year olds.