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TL;DR
- In addition to other areas of the Google Messages app, Google is testing Material 3 Expressive design changes for the profile section.
- The profile section will soon feature updated buttons that change shape and include tap animations.
An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.
Google Messages v20250701 beta includes code that enables Material 3 Expressive elements to the profile buttons. We managed to activate them to give you an early look:
The noticeable change here is that the profile buttons have a different shape. But that is not all, as these Expressive-style buttons also react when you tap on them. You can check out the animation in the video below:
Tapping on the buttons on the profile page will highlight and expand them, and lifting your finger brings them back to their original shape.
This change isn’t currently live for users. We’ll keep you updated when we learn more.
