Google is starting to blend its renewed Material 3 Design with TV screens, particularly Google TV. It means broader wider design change across its services. Android phones are getting a bold new makeover. Android OS 16 for TV is starting to adopt the same style.
This is the first step in Google’s effort to make the design of all its products more similar. It enhances consistency of look and use and makes it more modern. The users can notice smoother switches, better content organization, and an upgraded look.
What is Material 3 Expressive?
Following Material You, gives the interface brighter colors, plus more pleasing and customizable animations.
For phones, it offers jumping icons, clear typography, and beautiful colors that respond to your wallpaper. The goal? Make sure that devices are fast, fun, and easy to handle.
What updates are coming to Google TV?
While phones see big changes, Google TV has an update with a new, lighter look. Rounded rectangular highlights now show above the Settings section titles for greater clarity.
They are easier to spot as they are now darker and set within circles. The switch design has been updated. So it matches Android 16 on phones, rather than the look from previous versions of Android TV OS 14.
Gradual and steady updates
Google is proceeding with changes to the TV interface step by step. Right now, the home screen and main menus have not been altered.
The gradual way the company is introducing this is to allow Google to test and refine the interface for use on TVs.
Android TV should get the full OS 16 update later this year. Yet, Chromecast with Google TV and similar devices could get the update at different times.
How to Prepare for What’s Next
It’s clear from these changes that Google wants all of its devices to look and feel more unified. When Material 3 Expressive hits more devices, we can expect Google TV to experience some exciting design updates too.
For now, Google TV users both in and outside the US can experience an updated look in their settings, signaling that bigger visual changes are on the way.
The Closing Thought
Material 3 Expressive on Android TV OS 16 looks simple for now. It is an important step in Google’s shift of design focus.
Google is gradually adding these updates to the platform, using the Settings menu as a starting point. It aims to match the look of its phones and watches.
Google TV will increasingly use this expressive, user-focused design style. It aims to create a familiar and updated feeling on your TV screens.
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