Google announces Android 16’s Material 3 Expressive redesign

https://9to5google.com/2025/05/13/android-16-material-3-expressive-redesign/

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csm10495@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 1y

The UI goes in circles. I wish we stopped changing things when they aren't broken.

notabot@lemm.ee · 13 pts · 1y

They seem to have completely lost sight of the fact that a phone is a tool. I don't want 'springy' animations when I tap a button, I want my tool to do what I intend. I don't want notifications that 'subtly' stretch when I dismiss a different notification, I want the dismissed notification to go away and the others to close up around it.

What I do want is a phone that works securely, quickly, efficiently, doesn't waste battery on nonsense, and doesn't distract me from what I'm doing. I guess we get 'pretty' geegaws instead.

Bezier@suppo.fi · 12 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I got too optimistic when first heard the rumors. Nope, they're still actively trying to build the ugliest design system possible.

::: spoiler spoiler

:::

Tacoma@feddit.org · 7 pts · 1y

Why is the flashlight crossed out? Why do active buttons seem to have a different border radius? And what's that circle icon that looks like a crosshair, location service? Whats wrong with the old icon? So many questionable design decisions and inconsistencies...

newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Your spoiler tag didn't work for me.

Frankly I don't see much difference from the current implementation.

Bezier@suppo.fi · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

The spoiler works in default lemmy ui, but I removed the angle brackets in case it throws off whatever you're using.

And yeah, the general look is the same.

newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

but I removed the angle brackets in case it throws off whatever you're using.

Yep that did the trick!

original_reader@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Android 11 was peak design so far.

IMO.

Exec@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Android 4.0's aesthetic was peak design.

LemUrun@pawb.social · 4 pts · 1y

That's called Holo. And yeah, it was nice.

30p87@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y

sway and the CLI is peak design, imho

sucius@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y

Pretty meh

Tramort@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y

This is the work of a company that has lost its way.

None of this is substantive, worth an article, or worth the work itself.

Blisterexe@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y

not amazing, but an improvement over the current design