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That Wear OS Material You Upgrade is Very Close

Tim January 30, 2024 7

Early last year, it was first reported that Google would bring Material You's dynamic colors to Wear OS. Google's own code pointed to this happening, but the code obviously didn't tell us when it would get implemented. This week, it's more of the same, with...

Google Calendar Widgets Getting the Material You Update

Tim July 13, 2023 3

Google Calendar's app UI was updated to support Material You quite some time ago. It's widgets, on the other hand, have been patiently awaiting the same treatment. This week, Google Calendar shared a preview of its updated scheduler widget featuring Material...

Google Voice Gets Its Fancy Material You Design in Update

Kellen April 4, 2023 10

Google Voice, the neglected calling, messaging, and voicemail app from Google, is getting a solid update this week that brings its design (almost) up to the level of many other modern apps. A Material You-like update started rolling out days ago and is hitting...

Android 13 Can Now Generate Its Own Themed Icons, Bypassing Need for Developer

Tim January 10, 2023 16

You want to know what grinds my gears? When app developers don't take advantage of the sweet features available to them in Android 13. Case in point? There's an option for applying themed icons to match your Material You aesthetic in Android 13, but it's up to...

YouTube Widgets Updated With Material You Hotness

Tim December 12, 2022 1

YouTube is rolling out a freshly updated look for its Android widgets to all users, one that has been floating around on and off again since at least November. This week, the updated widgets are officially here for those of you running an Android 13-powered...

Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta Arrives, Adds Material You Custom Color Schemes

Kellen July 15, 2022 26

Nova Launcher picked up a substantial update today that you'll want to grab if you want a "rebased" launcher experience with Material You custom colors, new settings, new gestures, and more. Nova Launcher 8 is here in beta form! The changelog is fairly brief,...

Gmail on the Web Gets Fresh Material You Styling

Kellen June 28, 2022 5

Gmail on desktop picked up a big refresh earlier in the year when Google changed the layout some to better integrate Chat, Meet, and Spaces. The new layout made it easy for users to quickly switch between each app from the same page, without having to open new...

Google Phone update adds Material You Colors

Google Phone’s Material You Look Gets Even Cuter

Kellen April 11, 2022 9

Not that any of us place actual phone calls anymore, but if you happen to on a phone running Android 12+ and with the Google Phone app, you should see an even cuter Material You look after a fresh update. A new build started rolling out last week that makes...