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Google testing Material redesign of Google Home app
- An Android developer posted screenshots of a Material redesign of the Google Home app.
- The biggest changes are the addition of a bottom menu bar, and a total revamp of the devices page.
- We don’t know when this redesign will roll out to everyone.
The Google Home app has gone through a lot of transformations over the years. It was originally the Google Cast app which itself was originally the Chromecast app. Now, it looks like a redesign with Material Design elements is coming to Google Home.
First spotted by “Quinny899” over at XDA Developers, the redesign’s most notable change is the removal of the “hamburger” icon in the top left corner and the addition of the bottom menu bar. Check out the new designs below:
And here’s what the original design looks like, in case you don’t use your Google Home app every day as I do:
The other major redesign is on the devices page, which now looks wholly different from its current layout. It seems like there will be a lot less scrolling since Google is doing away with images for each device and instead going for a tile layout.
Quinny899 doesn’t make it clear where they found the new design, so we have no idea when this update will see a full rollout. But since Google is dead set on bringing Material Design elements to all of its products (and all of Android in general), it likely won’t be long before everyone sees these changes.
If for some reason you don’t already use the Google Home app for your casting and smart home needs, click below to download it.