Like on Android, the Phone by Google app is getting a M3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS.
People are seeing an update to the in-call screen. The end call button hugs the bottom edge of the display. It’s larger than the existing circle for a bigger touch target that’s helpful on this small screen.
Similarly, the mute and three-dot overflow buttons are further up the screen, with the call duration placed in the middle on the same line.
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There are similar updates when you’re dialing a number. The Google Phone Wear OS homescreen is presumably also getting M3 Expressive. This is not yet widely rolled out on watches we checked today.
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These are modest modernizations that are inline with the in-call screen redesign on phones. The “More” menu still exists, but it’s now a list like Call Assist instead of a grid. The bigger update is the incoming call screen that lets you pick between a left/right slide or buttons to answer calls.
Some users on the beta have the Home, Keypad, and Voicemail bottom bar already, while others have the full revamp with Material 3 Expressive.
More M3 Expressive:
- Gemini on Wear OS update more widely rolling out
- Google Maps testing Material 3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS
- Material 3 Expressive is already making its way to Wear OS Tiles
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