Chrome for Android gets Material 3 Expressive redesign

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Google is rolling out the Material 3 Expressive redesign for Chrome on Android. It changes the shape of many buttons into rounded shapes, and makes menus easier to read.

Google announced the Material 3 Expressive redesign in May 2025, with a focus on glanceable elements, dynamic colors, animations, and consistency across the UI (as pictured above).

Tap on the three-dot menu in Chrome on your Android device, and you should see the new design. The update, which was spotted by 9to5Google, changes the shapes of the containers to rounded buttons. This applies to the forward, bookmark, downloads, site info, and the refresh button, that are all housed at the top of the overflow menu.



Previously, these options didn't stand out, they felt like they were part of the vertical list, sort of blending in. The redesign makes them a tad easier to see. If you bookmark a page, the star button shapeshifts into a rounded-square. It's a subtle, yet very noticeable tweak.

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