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Google may introduce an expressive new Material Design theme at I/O this May
Google is updating Material Design 3 with more expressive components, and it’s probably announcing it at I/O 2025
- Google is preparing to announce an update to Material Design 3 that makes it more expressive.
- A code change suggests that Google will hold a talk about the new expressive Material Design theme at I/O 2025 next month.
- We don’t know much about the new version of Material Design, but we’ve already seen it in action in the Android Settings app.
Google overhauls the design of the Android operating system every few years, usually coinciding with a new version of its Material Design language. The last major update arrived in late 2021 alongside Android 12, introducing the concept of dynamic color. Now, Android Authority has spotted evidence suggesting Google plans to introduce another new version of Material Design next month, reportedly aimed at making apps more ‘expressive.’
Earlier this week, I spotted an issue created by developer Michael Winkler on the GitHub repository for the Material Components Android library. In the issue, Winkler asked about the purpose of a new theme named “Material3Expressive.” A Google engineer working on Material Design for Android responded, stating: “Material is experimenting with bringing developers ways to make their apps more engaging by introducing more expressive features. Stay tuned for more updates and guidance!”
