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Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won't let developers opt out

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.
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Android 16’s next big update brings auto-themed icons, and apps can’t opt out

Android 16 QPR2 will bring forced themes to apps that don't support Material You, and Google isn't letting any app developer opt out.
TechCrunch

Google unveils its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive

Google on Tuesday unveiled its new Android design language, Material 3 Expressive, at the Android Show ahead of Google I/O. The update is designed to make your phone more customizable and fluid, the ...

Google Rolls Out Android 16’s Material 3 Expressive Design to Older Pixel Devices:Here's Who Gets It

Google has launched its September Pixel Drop, bringing the vibrant Material 3 Expressive design from Android 16 to a range of ...
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Google TV and Android TV apps get a new design language [Gallery]

When Android TV debuted back in 2014, many apps on the platform shared the same design language, but that disappeared over time as that UI became dated. Now, at I/O 2023, Google is introducing a new ...

The Gmail app adopts more of Android's new design language

The Android 16 QPR1 stable update is expected to arrive imminently, introducing a trove of Material 3 Expressive components to system elements. In the meantime, Google has updated a bunch of its apps ...