The Material 3 Expressive redesign of Google Wallet for Android is finally seeing a wider rollout today.
On the homepage, “Wallet” in the top-left corner is replaced by the app’s icon, while a large square FAB replaces the rectangular “Add to Wallet” floating action button.
Previously, the cards underneath the payments carousel were themed to match the pass. That is no longer the case with Dynamic Color leveraged for the backgrounds. At the very bottom, the “Archived passes” button is placed in a pill.
Old vs. new
When you open a credit or debit card, past transactions are placed in containers for better visibility. That improved grouping also applies to the Add to Wallet menu and Settings page.
There’s also an updated tap-to-pay success animation, while the Google Wallet overlay available on newer Pixel devices has also been refreshed with M3E.
Overall, this is a straightforward modernization that’s rolling out via a server-side update (version 25.38). It’s live on most Android devices we checked today. Force stop Google Wallet if you’re not seeing the Material 3 Expressive redesign yet.
This started appearing for some users in June and has been one of the slower rollouts.
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