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Mindy Brooks, VP of Product Management and UX for the Android Platform, joins us on Android Faithful to dig into the story behind Material 3 Expressive. We dive into the four-year journey from Material You to today’s big redesign, including how Google balanced personalization with accessibility and why user feedback shaped key decisions like the upcoming blur toggle. We also explore how Material 3 Expressive touches all kinds of surfaces, plus the small details that might make you smile.Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor00:00⁠ - Podcast begins04:54⁠ - Introducing Mindy Brooks from Google05:24⁠ - From Material You to Material 3 Expressive: Why now?07:48 - Balancing design flexibility with user preferences10:15 ⁠ - Addressing accessibility and readability in Material 312:54 - The upcoming blur toggle customization14:05 - What’s new in dynamic color theming15:31 - Subtle tweaks, haptics, and animations that delight17:30⁠ - How Google decides where to add polish and detail19:24 - Availability of Material 3 Expressive on Pixel 1020:14⁠ - Closing thoughts and thanks to Mindy Brooks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mindy Brooks, VP of Product Management and UX for the Android Platform, joins us on Android Faithful to dig into the story behind Material 3 Expressive. We dive into the four-year journey from Material You to today’s big redesign, including how...

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