Google Phone app on Wear OS gets Material 3 Expressive redesign with Dynamic Color
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Abner Li
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Google's Phone app on Wear OS has received a Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update transforms the homepage from a simple list (Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Dialpad, Voicemail) to a Recents feed with Dynamic Color theming. Two large buttons at the top provide quick access to contacts and the dialer, while the dialpad itself benefits from Material 3 Expressive containers and scrolling theming.
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· 4 pulledBesides updates to the Contacts app, Phone by Google has received a sizable Material 3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS.
Previously, the Phone app's homepage on Wear OS was a list to access Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Dialpad, and Voicemail. It very much belonged to the early days of Wear OS, if not Android Wear, design.
Now, Phone by Google opens to a Recents feed with each card leveraging Dynamic Color. Two large buttons at the top let you access contacts and the dialer.
The Dialpad benefits from Material 3 Expressive containers and theming, with scrolling
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