{"id":201308,"date":"2025-09-05T03:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/201308\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T03:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:56:10","slug":"androids-big-ui-makeover-is-official-for-older-pixels-in-september-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/201308\/","title":{"rendered":"Android’s Big UI Makeover Is Official for Older Pixels in September Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Android’s big UI overhaul, Material 3 Expressive<\/a>, was announced earlier this year<\/a> and is preinstalled on the new Pixel 10<\/a> series of smartphones<\/a>. Now it’s time for older Pixel<\/a> devices to get the makeover treatment, thanks to the September Pixel Drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Material 3 Expressive<\/a> is now coming to Pixel 6 devices and up, including the Pixel tablet. Google’s focus with the UI overhaul is to make Android more personalized, colorful and livelier overall. It’s easier to identify actions you want to take within apps, and the splash of color throughout gives the OS a somewhat youthful and fresh feel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While some Android phones<\/a> receive only major version releases and security updates, Pixel owners not only typically get these updates sooner but are also treated to Pixel Drop updates. These updates are quarterly and can take the form of a system update, Google app updates with new features or both. The update also includes the latest security updates for supported Pixel devices<\/a>, which patch the latest identified vulnerabilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While the big news from this update is the addition of Material 3 Expressive, a handful of other features<\/a> have also been added in the latest drop:<\/p>\n