Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Ron Amadeo

Android 5.0 Lollipop—and the app updates that were released with it—changed the look of Android quite a bit. Google's new design style, called "Material Design," makes the OS more colorful, more consistent, and even more of a "light OS" than before. While we covered the OS in detail in our Lollipop review, we thought it would be fun to take a look at how the apps have changed during the journey from KitKat to Lollipop. In the above gallery, we've rounded up before-and-after shots of the major changes.

Despite all these transitions, there are still a few things we're waiting on. Google Drive and its satellite apps—Docs, Sheets, and slides—still need a good amount of work before they're consistent with the other apps. Google+ doesn't really act the way you'd expect, either, while Google Hangouts and YouTube haven't seen a move toward Material design at all. Material Design is supposed to affect not just Android, but all of Google's Web apps. Those need to be updated, too.

The new designs are a good first push, but Google still has a ton of work to do before the promise of consistent design across all platforms can be achieved. For now the Core OS has been updated and is looking pretty consistent, which is what matters for Android 5.0. Expect the rest to be delivered via the Play Store when it's ready.