Google releases Wear OS 6 with Material 3 Expressive design refresh

Google announced new features for Wear OS 6 at Google I/O 2025 today, giving the operating system a design makeover with Material 3 Expressive, the design language the company unveiled earlier this month.

Google released the developer preview of Wear OS 6, which is based on Android 16, for testing on Tuesday.

With Wear OS 6, Google is trying to make apps look more cohesive, so app tiles will adopt the default system font. Plus, the dynamic theming library will adjust your app or tile’s color to match the color scheme of the watch face on Pixel Watches.

The core promise of the new design reference platform is to let developers build better customization in apps along with seamless transitions. The company is releasing a design guideline for developers along with Figma design files.

In addition, Google is releasing The Wear Compose Material 3 and brand-new Wear ProtoLayout libraries for developers with extended color schemes, typography, and shapes for more dynamic-looking apps.