Now in Android: 117 – What’s new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 1)

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DAN GALPIN: Welcome to Part 1 of a special Google I/O 2025 edition of Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in Android development.

This first part will cover a bunch of changes related to the latest evolution of Material Design-- watches, cars, tablets, laptops, and connected displays, the latest in adaptive app development, XR development, how to take advantage of on-device and cloud-based AI, and Android 16.

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We began I/O season with a special edition of "The Android Show," where we introduced the latest evolution of Material Design, Material 3 Expressive.

Material 3 Expressive adds a new motion physics system, new type styles for variable and static fonts, an expanded shape library with morphing animations, and an expanded range of colors.

At I/O, Build Next Level UX with Material 3 Expressive covered how to use the new Expressive design patterns, breaking down the research, explaining new guidelines, and including new design files and code.

"The Android Show" also covered how we're bringing Material 3 Expressive to watches with Wear OS 6. And at I/O, we launched the Wear OS 6 developer preview, allowing you to test your apps using the Wear OS 6 emulator.

Wear OS 6 introduces Watch Face Format V4 with a new Watch Face Push API designed to support Watch Face marketplaces With.