Google Calendar gets a new look! This is what it looks like, you might even have it available already

After Google Keep, Google Calendar for Android has also received a visual facelift. The redesign, based on the Material 3 Expressive language, is gradually rolling out to users, bringing a quite radical change to the display of time overviews. Whether this is a step in the right direction depends on your taste.

From lines to containers – evolution, or redundancy?

The main change is that time slots in the daily and weekly views are no longer separated by subtle lines but have received a full-fledged colored background. Google uses the primary shade from Dynamic Color, so the calendar adapts to your system settings. On one hand, this can help with readability – individual blocks are more distinct. On the other hand, it appears visually heavier.

The most visible transformation has occurred in the monthly view. Individual days are now physically separated with rounded corners and longer day-of-the-week abbreviations. The result? As early users aptly note – it looks like a chocolate bar.

Weekly view and agenda – more colors everywhere

The weekly view has received a similar treatment, now working much more intensely with Dynamic Color. The agenda view has gained the same background as other overviews. What’s interesting – and perhaps a bit disappointing – is that Google has not yet updated the rest of the application. The event screen, the interface for creating new entries, or settings remain unchanged.

It is therefore more of a superficial adjustment of the main screens, not a complete redesign of the entire application.

When will you get it? Maybe now, maybe in a month

The new look is rolling out via a server-side update for version 2025.30.x. So it’s not something you can force by downloading an APK or updating from Google Play. Google is gradually flipping the switch for individual users, so some might get lucky right away, while others will wait weeks.

It’s a classic Google approach – slow rollout, which gives the company the opportunity to monitor reactions and potentially fine-tune changes. Or quickly withdraw them if it turns out that a chocolate bar instead of a calendar isn’t what users wanted.

What do you think of the new Google Calendar design?

Source: 9to5google