While we all focus on the vision of what Google had to offer in the field of AI, the company updated its mobiles by surprise to include the greatest novelty of Android 16: expressive Material 3. The new interface design is delivered with the Beta 1 update which is already in full circulation.
We were surprised that Google decided to separate its beloved Android from the sumptuous I / S Google of 2025, the mobile operating system has always formed one of the pillars of the event for the developers. But no, the Android show took place a week before bringing some new features to the system, the integration of Gemini and the design of the interface. We were looking forward to trying it.
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Equipment 3 expressive reinventa Android 16 and can already be tested
Expressive equipment 3. Google Image
When Google presented the overhaul of the material, we assumed that, it would therefore distribute it among the pixel via an update. And there was a new version of Android 16, but with the cold water jug that supposed Stay without equipment expressive. Google waited until the E / S.
Although the new update has not been commented on the Google E / S, the distribution is underway. This beta QPR1 1 of Android 16 weighs 570 MB (in Pixel 8 Pro) and arrives With the August security patch.
The update modifies the graphic style of the interface to refine the animations, completely rethink the rapid adjustments of the notification zone, admits a greater personalization of the phone and poses a Unified style for Android 16 and other applications that compensate. It is not yet too homogeneous, we will have to wait until the end of August for Android 16 to be final and stable.
The update is now available for all pixels that have access to the Android 16 beta: from the Google Pixel 6. This is an experimental version that involves: It can contain errors and stability failures.
In addition to mobile phones, Material 3 expressive has also reached watches: the preview of the Wearsos 6 developer is in circulation. To try it, you must go to the emulator included in Android Studio.
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