Google Calendar’s big redesign is here, but your view settings might be hiding it

Google Calendar is finally getting its Material 3 Expressive redesign on Android — but blink, and you might miss it. Starting with version 2025.30.x, a slow server-side rollout is bringing a fresh coat of Dynamic Color paint to Calendar’s overview screens. Don’t expect a full-blown overhaul, though. For now, it’s mostly a visual refresh, not a UX revolution.

Material 3 Expressive on the way

It was always inevitable

Before vs. after: the chocolate-bar vibe is real.

The biggest change lands in Month view, where each date is now wrapped in its own rounded rectangle, giving the calendar a more card-like, separated look. These subtle containers echo the bubbly, tactile language of Material You, but some people (myself included) are noticing an odd side effect: a not-so-low-key Hermann grid illusion, where the light lines between boxes create phantom gray dots at the intersections. It’s not overwhelming, but once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

The Week view before and after exemplifies the same bones, with a bolder skin.

Elsewhere, Week and Schedule (Agenda) views get the same Dynamic Color treatment — solid background blocks in your system theme’s primary hue now wrap around hour and day slots, replacing the faint gridlines of the past. It’s a noticeable contrast boost, theoretically improving readability, but it can also make the app feel heavier, visually speaking.

Slightly increased visibility for your daily scheduling needs.

Event creation, settings, and event detail views haven’t been touched yet. The update is squarely focused on surface-level consistency with the rest of Google’s Material You Expressive rollout, seen previously in Keep and rolling out across Android 16.

Comparing the old Agenda view with the new, the difference is almost invisible until you notice the background shift.

If you’re not seeing the update yet, don’t worry. It’s a server-side rollout, not tied to any specific version, so trust it will make its way to your device soon. Android Police editor Dallas Thomas tested multiple versions across multiple devices with no luck. Google’s probably A/B testing it in the wild, so sit tight.

In general, if you’re using Calendar every day, you’ll appreciate the visual clarity. But if you were hoping for major functional improvements or productivity tweaks, this update isn’t it. Just another day in the slow march toward UI consistency. On the other hand, if you’re among those easily distracted by optical illusions, you might find the refresh a bit annoying.