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Google Refreshes Contacts With Material 3 Expressive Design and Beta Calling Cards

Contacts feature container-style cards with pill-shaped icons alongside a staged beta of full-screen calling cards that personalize incoming-call screens.

Google Contacts on a Pixel 6
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Overview

  • Google Contacts 4.6.1.x update rolls out Material 3 Expressive design via the Play Store, introducing rounded contact containers and larger pill-shaped action buttons.
  • Phone by Google v188 beta and select Contacts builds now support customizable full-screen calling cards (codenamed “patrick”) that let users choose a contact photo, font style, and background color.
  • Android’s calling cards apply personalization per device rather than sharing posters with other users, differentiating them from Apple’s Contact Posters feature.
  • Availability varies by device, region, and app version as Google expands the staged beta channel before a full release.
  • These changes form part of Google’s broader Material 3 Expressive push across its apps and Wear OS, timed to coincide with upcoming Pixel hardware releases.