Google is now shipping Material 3 Expressive with Apple's Liquid Glass on iOS, one year after Apple introduced the translucent material system.
The combination matters because it puts two competing design languages inside the same app. Google is not abandoning Material 3 Expressive for iOS conventions. It is layering them, which creates real tension worth examining in the full gallery.
The full piece includes screenshots showing exactly where the two systems collide and where they coexist. If you build or design for cross-platform, this is the implementation to study.
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