Topic: navigation components

February 16, 2026

Google Photos Adds Floating Toolbar, Replacing Bottom Bar

Google Photos has introduced a new floating toolbar on iOS, replacing the traditional bottom bar to improve content visibility while keeping key functions accessible. The persistent toolbar consolidates main tabs and a search button, remaining fixed on screen to avoid obstructing the photo galler...

Expressive Android: Inside Material Design 3.5

Material 3 Expressive is an incremental update, modernizing Google's system interface but feeling more like a "Material 3.5" than a full reimagining within its own apps. The redesign introduces inconsistencies and questionable changes, such as fragmented navigation bars and overuse of containers,...

Android's Expressive UI: Material Design 3.5 App Recap

Google's Material 3 Expressive design update for its apps is a substantial but cautious evolution, feeling more like a point-five upgrade than a full generational shift that reimagines core interfaces. The redesign introduces inconsistencies, such as fragmented navigation bars and over-sized butt...