The perfect imperfection of Google's Material You

Google's Material You is weird, and wonky, and imperfect. But that might be what makes it great.

[etnevel.naitzsirk]

If Google would have had an explainer session about Material You after the keynote, this would be it. It's the clearest and most detailed description.

[wiwewawowu]

Basically, Material You represents a change in tone in Google's branding. They're moving away from iOS-ing, and they want to embrace Android's identity of being unique. Great essay!

[ayon]

PLEASE have more things to say. This whole breakdown was brilliant.

[dannywinget]

Great outlook of Material You. Love the content direction on your channel.

[pandasambit]

This video is a gem. Felt so refreshing and fresh and different than all the other techno-crafty scripts written flying around the youtube. Thanks David for this awesome video. It almost felt like poetry. Well done.

[lukeothedukeo]

"Be together. Not the same." was such a good tagline. It really stood out as meaning something when variations on "the next big thing" or "this changes everything" were everywhere. Even "think different" was just a response to IBM's "think, " and it only made sense if Apple assumed they wouldn't sell many devices. "Be together. Not the same." is catchy while also actually being a call to action, and a recognition of what made Android special as an uncommonly popular customizable open source OS.

[brianmatiash]

What an absolute joy to watch, man. It's so wonderful to see not only your choice to cover this particular topic from a very thoughtful angle, but to also offer a thoroughly refreshing PoV. Production value is top notch, too. I can't wait for whatever the next thing you have to say.

[pradhyumnpatil]

Google should have made this guy speak during the keynote to explain material you. This is such a brilliant video

[Infernus]

You conduct yourself with such professionalism and ease in front of the camera while talking about quite intricate ideas I was surprised by the amount of subs you have. I have no doubt if you keep at it you'll get the viewership you clearly deserve

[awkncs]

I never thought I would sit through someone explaining something about 'feelings' and smartphones in the same context; but here we are. Incredible video. :)

[MangoTalksTech]

This is such a fascinating topic! The concept of form following feeling is something that we have absolutely lost overtime or rather the concept of form following function has defined what we feel for at least the past decade. I remember jail breaking my iPhone 3, 4, 5 back in the day to give my phone the individuality. Nowadays I don’t care to put the effort it in it, and have come to accept that apples ios as locked in as it is, is what I will use and try to customize to my own aesthetic (eg no apps at all on the home page). Very cool topic, loved the way you spoke about it and the b roll was precisely chosen :D

[jeffzin]

15 minutes of pure meditation. Use headphones and close your eyes

[TheNewTravel]

Damn dude, you'll be at 100k subs before my Pixel 6 arrives. Fantastic content

[DenisKudlik]

"don't let perfect be the enemy of good" is something i always try to remind myself of

[manasdixit]

Hi, David! Idk if you'll get a chance to read this, yet I feel almost compelled to write it and hope you read it. Your videos are by far the most unique takes on tech. While I'm sure you must've worked for days on coming up with the perfect script for this video, it doesn't feel like that at all. It is coming straight from the heart, and it shows. Please never stop making such videos. Cheers!

[diskrisk]

8:19 “What if leaving a device felt more like an emotional loss?” Clearly you say that as a great idea, as something special — I heard you say that and immediately thought of that idea as dystopian. At the very least it’s difficult to leave the Apple ecosystem because people get accustomed to using Apple’s tools. The idea that a phone can somehow use personalisation to manipulate you into not switching is IMO much scarier to me than any “walled garden”.

[anb]

Editing tip: There's a extension called Full Page Capture, get a image from that and make the image scroll instead of recording scrolling website

[abdealisavai]

I am not even gonna lie, this is so true, google really has made it feel like an emotional loss when you do get away from their phone/ lose your google phone. I just lost my google pixel 6a and it really is a pain and truly does feel like a mental and emotional loss. Not because I lost a useful phone, but because I lost "MY" phone...

[willcasey]

"Iphones aren't fun, they're just functional." Couldn't have said it better.

[Abhishek_Pal]

They say "The number of subscribers can never define the finesse in the channels content quality" and boy how right they are.
This outlook and hold and explaining things are amazing in this video. I am an instant subscriber. Keep 'em coming.