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Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
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Google is working on a visual overhaul of Android 16<\/a>, using its Material 3 Expressive<\/a> design. We\u2019ve already spotted a few Google apps with similar tweaks, and we\u2019ve now uncovered a major overhaul of Google\u2019s Phone app.<\/p>\n You’re reading an Authority Insights<\/strong> story on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won’t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n An\u00a0APK teardown<\/b> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n We cracked open the Phone by Google app (version 177.0.763181107-publicbeta-pixel2024) and enabled the app\u2019s redesign. The visual tweaks apply to the incoming call and in-call menus. Check out the gallery below for a comparison.<\/p>\n The redesigned screens reflect the Material 3 Expressive style, featuring much larger contact names and caller photos. The redesigned app mostly eliminates simple circular buttons too in favor of larger, oval-shaped buttons that change shape when pressed. The answer call button still has the same circular icon, though, but the end call button is much larger and pill-shaped.<\/p>\n There are several other smaller tweaks too. These include the omitted \u201ccall from\u201d text on the incoming call screen, the phone number being shown after you answer the call, and the redesigned \u201cmore\u201d menu in line with Material 3 Expressive.<\/p>\n The Google Phone app also offers a little animation for your incoming caller\u2019s profile picture before you answer the call. Check out a slowed-down version of this and other app animations below.<\/p>\n These Google Phone tweaks also come after we discovered Material 3 Expressive changes coming to the Google One<\/a>, Google Meet<\/a>, and Google TV<\/a> apps. We expect plenty more Google apps to get visual changes in the coming months.<\/p>\n In any event, we\u2019re glad to see Google making progress on redesigning its apps. But you won\u2019t necessarily need Android 16 to see these overhauled apps, as we\u2019re expecting these app redesigns to be available on earlier Android versions too.<\/p>\n