Material design has taken over the smartphone screens since its introduction at the Google I/O last year and is now an integral part of score of apps on the Play Store. Nearly every application from Google employs material design principles to enhance user interaction and experience. Developers from all corners of the world are embedding material design properties in to their respective applications to create appealing interface.

If you are yet to experience it, here are some of the best apps for Android that have embraced the material design :

1.    Relay for Reddit

One of the popular apps for news and everything related to reddit is also one of the most structurally designed apps. It has nearly every aspect of material design inbuilt into it and provides a smooth interface to browse through new stories while maintaining a seamless flow among different sections.

You can download the app here

2.    Feedly Reader

The popular web app for RSS aggregation also has an android client that works just as expected. Although the web app doesn’t use material design, the android app uses every principle that give it an appealing interface to read through hundreds of RSS posts without any readability obstructions.

You can download the app here

3.    BuzzFeed

The kitten oriented publication has come a long way since its release. Now it has actual writers who produce interesting content while the mobile app adheres to all of Google’s design guidelines and provides a card based interface to read through interesting content from the server. The interface along with the content is controlled and designed according to user behavior.

You can download the app here

4.    Messenger

Messenger by Google is one of the most effective communications apps on the Play store. It merges all your text and conversations in one unified interface. A clean and intuitive interface turns traditional texting into a smooth pleasurable experience while controlling and managing all conversations as threads.

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5.    PushBullet

One of the most innovative apps for synchronizing data across devices is also designed with material UI. Therefore the app makes the process of synchronizations more than just easy.

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6.    SnapSeed

The most functional photo editing app for android, now owned by Google s perhaps the most advanced application of material design principles among thousands of apps on the Play Store. You can not only edit your photos but also enhance them in thousand different ways to get the exact effect you desire.

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7.    Evernote

The popular app for note taking and productivity also has a port for Android that makes it one of the most powerful note taking application competing directly with solutions from Google and Microsoft. The material UI makes it even more appealing, leading to an enhanced user experience.

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8.    Nova Launcher

One of the top launchers in the Play Store uses Material UI to present information and apps through a clean and intuitive interface that has earned it millions of followers. Although users hardly notice material UI in the app, you’ll surprised to know the level of core integration the app has inbuilt into it.

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9.    Cabinet

File managers have always been user’s favorite, spawning from desk experiences to gain control of low level file system. Cabinet provides an easy enough but powerful interface to allow users to access all their files and manage them as per their preference.

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10.  LastPass

The award winning password management tool has one of the most pleasant interfaces for its android app. Although the web app and chrome extensions use its traditional design, the android app uses material UI to ease user interaction while managing their personal user information.

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Conclusion

Thousands of other apps in the Play Store are beginning to use Material design to enhance user interactivity but a lot more still have to redesign their apps to the latest design specifications. Once a user gets used to the material design, going back to traditional android or windows interface becomes a tad difficult. Therefore material UI principles are quickly becoming the standard for UI design regardless of competing UI kits.