{"id":197845,"date":"2025-06-19T18:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197845\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:50:21","slug":"files-by-google-shows-off-more-material-3-expressive-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/197845\/","title":{"rendered":"Files by Google shows off more Material 3 Expressive changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Google Files app logo on smartphone with manila folder and colorful background Stock photo 5\"  alt=\"Google Files app logo on smartphone with manila folder and colorful background Stock photo 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Google-Files-app-logo-on-smartphone-with-manila-folder-and-colorful-background-Stock-photo-5.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google\u2019s currently updating its Android library with Material 3 Expressive design language.<\/li>\n<li>Following an initial look last month, we\u2019ve spotted further signs of Files by Google\u2019s M3E redesign.<\/li>\n<li>The app is experimenting with new, more intuitive icons and some revised screen layouts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who doesn\u2019t love reinventing themselves with a new look for summer? When it comes to Google and its Android apps, right now that means gussying them up with a fresh dose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-material-3-expressive-features-changes-availability-supported-devices-3556392\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Material 3 Expressive<\/a> design elements. While the company formally introduced that new look last month, and it\u2019s still going to be a little while before we\u2019re seeing it everywhere, we\u2019ve already managed to spot early efforts to implement it across multiple Google apps. And today we\u2019re adding a little more to that growing list.<\/p>\n<p> You&#8217;re reading an <strong>Authority Insights<\/strong> story on Android Authority. Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/tag\/authority-insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won&#8217;t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">APK 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<p>This time around, Material 3 Expressive is freshening up the look of Google\u2019s Files app for Android. If that sounds familiar, you\u2019re not wrong, as we already spotted a whole lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/files-by-google-material-3-expressive-apk-teardown-3558907\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Expressive UI in progress when looking at Files<\/a> last month. So while some of the screens here might reflect changes we already covered then, we\u2019re also spotting further tweaks that are worth showing off.<\/p>\n<p>We coaxed this preview out of version 1.7853.772781075.1-release of the app, but you won\u2019t yet see these changes running it yourself. In all the image sets featured below, we have the existing layout on the left, and the in-development refresh on the right of each pair.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 1\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-1.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 2\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re starting out slow, and with these two, we\u2019re mainly interested in what Files is doing with that Floating Action Button (FAB), condensing down to a single UI element and trying on that new pill-shaped look.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 3\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-3.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 4\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The app\u2019s view for moving around files is testing some new iconography, swapping its line art for a filled-in look. We notice a refreshed layout for both list and grid views, one that Google seems to be moving to consistently across the app.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 5\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-5.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 6\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here we\u2019re again turning our attention to that FAB, with an improved design to better communicate new-folder functionality. Google is also trying out an icon refresh for the way the app indicates unknown file types, as you can see on the left.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 7\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-7.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"files google material 3 expressive 8\"  alt=\"files google material 3 expressive 8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/files-google-material-3-expressive-8.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s working on a new view for file details, and the app could end up moving to the sidebar layout we have here. That can get a bit busy, granted, but we\u2019d argue that things like the camera details are even easier to view with the sidebar UI.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also spotted some minor changes to font weighting in the app, but honestly, even with a side-by-side comparison the slightly bolder look Google is trying out is basically impossible to see \u2014 for now, just take our word for it. We\u2019ll keep digging into Google\u2019s future updates to Files and the rest of its Android library this summer in the hopes of uncovering more of this Material 3 Expressive progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a tip? Talk to us!<\/strong>\u00a0Email our staff at <a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/files-material-3-expressive-3569163\/mailto:news@androidauthority.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"mailto:tips@androidauthority.com\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-haspopup=\"menu\" target=\"_blank\">news@androidauthority.com<\/a>. 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