• Google is adding a new “reduce blur effects” toggle to address readability issues caused by its new Material 3 Expressive design. • This new accessibility setting, available in the 2509 Android Canary build, disables background blur system-wide to improve text visibility. • It replaces a developer option, making it much easier for regular users to find and enable the feature once it rolls out.
The team at Android Authority is a big fan of Android’s new Material 3 Expressive redesign, and it seems we’re not alone. According to our recent poll, nearly 63% of you love it too, while most of the remaining 37% find it acceptable. For the small fraction of our readers who dislike the new design, the primary complaint is readability. Material 3 Expressive makes copious use of background blu