Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google has announced that big changes are coming to Android later this year. The user interface design team at Google has redesigned the look and feel of the smartphone operating system, culminating in its Material 3 Expressive update for Android 16, set to release sometime in 2025.
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Material 3 Expressive places a strong emphasis on design and user emotion. Instead of a simple and clean look, it offers a more expressive user interface. This changes how text, notifications, apps, and other features look and feel to better connect with the user on an emotional level and provide a unique experience.
Google notes that the design changes will take some time to adjust to as users aren’t familiar with the new user interface. However, it’s moving forward with the redesign as studies showed users were widely accepting of the changes. That was particularly true of users aged 18 to 24, with 87% of them in favor of the more expressive interface.
GOOGL Stock Analysts Updates
Google’s Android 16 redesign, as well as other announcements during its I/O developer conference, have sparked analyst updates for Alphabet shares. BMO Capital analyst Brian Pitz and Bank of America Securities analyst Justin Post, both with five-stars on TipRanks, reiterated Buy ratings and $200 price targets for GOOGL stock, representing a potential 25.37% upside for the shares.
Pitz highlighted the Material 3 Expressive changes coming to Android 16 in his note to clients. He also has high hopes for Gemini, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) baked into Android 16 and used in other applications.
Is GOOGL Stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell?
Turning to Wall Street, the analysts’ consensus rating for Alphabet is Strong Buy, based on 28 Buy and nine Hold ratings over the last three months. With that comes an average GOOGL stock price target of $197.69, representing a potential 23.92% upside for the shares.
