Google Photos 7.94 Brings Liquid Glass to iOS Bottom Bar
Google Photos 7.94 on iOS swaps its solid bottom bar for Liquid Glass, as Google Health and other apps pick up the new design language.
Google Photos for iOS now uses Liquid Glass on its floating bottom bar, replacing the solid background the app previously relied on. The change arrives in Google Photos version 7.94, according to 9to5google.com.
The bottom bar is not the only element affected. Buttons in the top bar have also been updated with Liquid Glass, and the app offers Default and More clear translucency levels for users to choose between.
Google Health has picked up the same treatment, with its bottom bar updated to Liquid Glass and the Ask Coach floating action button given a frosted look.
The updates are part of a broader shift on iOS, where Google apps are incorporating Liquid Glass alongside Material 3 Expressive. Google is phasing out its previous Google Material Theme design language on iOS in favor of Material 3.
Adoption is uneven. Google Tasks was updated to Material 3 fairly recently, but Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep have not yet made the switch. Google has also not added Dynamic Color to its iOS apps.
In Google Photos, the dark theme tints the current tab indicator with the default blue accent color.
Quick answers
What version of Google Photos added Liquid Glass on iOS?
Google Photos version 7.94 on iOS uses Liquid Glass for its floating bottom bar.
Which other Google app got Liquid Glass?
Google Health's bottom bar was updated with Liquid Glass, and its Ask Coach floating action button has a frosted treatment.
Have Google Docs and Sheets been updated to Material 3 on iOS?
No. Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep have not yet been updated to Material 3 on iOS.