Google has spent the last few weeks hyping up its new Pixel 10 phones, which are very nice devices. They’re just not a big leap over last year’s phones. If you’ve decided to hang onto your Android phone a bit longer, there are some new goodies headed your way. If you’ve got a Pixel, Google’s revamped Material 3 Expressive interface is rolling out.
Google’s Pixel Drop updates, which arrive quarterly, are not quite a new version of Android, but they include more than the bug fixes and security patches you get in other monthly updates. The September Pixel Drop (previously tested as Android 16 QPR1) is beginning its rollout today with one big change and a few little ones.
At the top of the list is the new Material 3 Expressive interface. Google revealed Material 3 in May, promising it would come to Android 16 phones later, but it didn’t intend to include it with the initial OS release. Indeed, Android 16 launched without Material 3 earlier this summer. Google’s new Pixel 10 series shipped with the new UI, and now more of the Pixel lineup is following.
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