That Wear OS Material You Upgrade is Very Close
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…
Google Calendar Widgets Getting the Material You Update
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…
Google Voice Gets Its Fancy Material You Design in Update
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…
Android 13 Can Now Generate Its Own Themed Icons, Bypassing Need for Developer
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…
YouTube Widgets Updated With Material You Hotness
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…
Nova Launcher 8.0 Beta Arrives, Adds Material You Custom Color Schemes
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…
Gmail on the Web Gets Fresh Material You Styling
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…
Google Phone’s Material You Look Gets Even Cuter
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…