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 ...

The Google Chrome interface has remained remarkably consistent over the years, and the Android browser is now getting Material 3 Expressive tweaks to match other first-party apps. The primary browsing ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Google on Wednesday released several new Android features, including a big Pixel Drop that brings Android 16's new Material 3 Expressive design to Pixel phones older than the brand-new Pixel 10 series ...

Chrome for Android gets a Material 3 Expressive makeover, and the changes are now available in the stable branch. This brings rounded boxes for icons, a new split loading indicator with rounded ...

Ever since Google announced Material 3 Expressive in May, I’ve been looking forward to getting my hands on Android’s new design language. However, with Android 16 QPR1 not rolling out until later this ...

For the past couple of months, I’ve been using a prerelease smartphone operating system that represents a significant design overhaul, with a greater focus on transparency and new visual elements that ...

My relationship with the Google Pixel 6 didn't get off to the best start. I was initially excited about picking one up, as it signaled a new chapter for Google. I loved the direction the company was ...

Google is updating Gmail with the new Material 3 Expressive design language, bringing rounded corners and playful animations to the app. While not a full redesign yet, the update signals the start of ...

The Android 16 QPR3 March update compounds this design regression by removing the M3 Expressive search bar from the ...

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 ...