Google’s been gradually updating its apps to adhere to its new UX design sensibility, Material 3 Expressive, for a couple of months now. Last week, u/issayrobles posted screenshots on the Google Wallet subreddit showing a redesigned Wallet interface, including some Material 3 Expressive elements. Now, according to Android Authority, that design is rolling out more broadly with a Play services update.
The updated Google Wallet app includes many of the expressive elements we’ve come to expect, like list items that are clearly delineated into cards, toggle buttons with a clearer distinction between their on and off states, and a bolder floating action button, or FAB, for adding new documents to your Wallet.
Source: AssembleDebug via Android Authority
Screenshots published on Android Authority (above) line up with what we saw posted to Reddit last week, though the images in that older post showed the app running in a dark theme.
Android Authority reports that the new look is up and running on version 25.24.772650276 of Google Wallet, though it also requires Google Play services v25.25, which began rolling out yesterday.
A more expressive Google Wallet, coming soon
While at least one user got this redesign last week and more users are getting access now, the rollout does seem to be staged; even with the current versions of both Google Wallet and Google Play services, I’m not seeing the new look on my Pixel 9 Pro just yet. Still, with the required app versions out now, it shouldn’t be long until you see the new look on your own devices.
