Google Calendar will reportedly introduce new Material You widgets teased years ago

2 min readUpdated Jun 4, 2025Jun 8, 20234:58 AM

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Introduced in 2021 with Android 12, the Material You treatment on Google Calendar enabled consumers to personalize the app more seamlessly than before. While some intriguing widgets relied on the background to create personalized colors, the overall design wasn’t really unique. Well, things might be changing now, for Google might currently be working on an update of the Material You widgets.

The information isn’t officially confirmed, so there’s no way to tell whether the update will ever be released. With that in mind, photos of the possible new look of Google Calendar were spotted online. What’s fair to say about them is that they look relatively finished. So, the widget updates might be coming to the public at some point very soon.

Pictures of the revamped widgets were found on a Google News Telegram channel, which activated them using a hidden flag in version 2023.22.1-537255951. So far, so good. What makes these changes interesting, though?

Let’s first determine which view modes get a revamped widget design. Looking at the pictures, it becomes clear that the changes in question shall apply to the monthly overview of Google Calendar and the agenda view.

The latter drops its background color in favor of the plus button, making it stand out. The plus button is redesigned in the monthly view mode as well. There, it also moves to the very top right corner of the app.

The two widget designs were compared online. According to the Telegram channel, these are foldable mockup design, first introduced by Google upon announcing Material You and this one.

As mentioned, the design changes on the Material You widgets haven’t been officially confirmed yet. Still, keeping in mind that a mere flag in the code allows them to run, it could be safe to say that the revamped design will be coming to Google Calendar sooner or later.

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Questions & Answers

When were the Material You widgets for Google Calendar first introduced?

Material You was introduced in 2021 with Android 12. It allowed users to personalise the Google Calendar app more easily with intriguing widgets that relied on the background for colour generation.

What specifically are the design changes for the new Google Calendar widgets?

The changes apply to the monthly overview and agenda view widgets. The agenda view loses its background colour, and the plus button is redesigned and moved to the top right in both the monthly and agenda views.

How were the photos of the updated Google Calendar widgets discovered?

Pictures of the revamped widgets were found on a Google News Telegram channel. They were activated by using a hidden flag in version 2023.22.1-537255951 of the application code.

Has Google officially confirmed that these new Material You widgets will be released?

No, the information about the update isn't officially confirmed by Google, so there's no certainty yet whether the new widgets will ever be released to the public.

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