The Pixel Recorder’s Expressive redesign is rolling out now, but it’s not a total win

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• The Pixel Recorder app has received a visual overhaul in line with Google’s Material 3 Expressive style.
• Expect changes like a larger play button, more prominent toggles, and larger waveforms.
• The app also takes a step back by moving some useful shortcut icons into the three-dot menu.

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The Recorder app is one of my favorite Pixel phone features, owing to its on-device transcriptions, cloud backup functionality, and web-based access. Over the years, the app has also gained features like speaker labels and summarization capabilities. Now, it’s receiving a fresh coat of Material 3 Expressive paint.


The latest version of the Recorder app on the Play Store (h/t: 9to5Google) has just received a visual overhaul with some Material 3 Expressive stylings. We can confirm receiving this redesign in version 4.2.20250529.793975458. Check out the screenshots below.



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