Sometimes, it’s the simplest things in the world that end up causing our most unexpected headaches. Google’s Clock app is about as straightforward as they come: it tells the time, lets you set alarms, and can run a stopwatch or a timer. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a recent update addressed our lack of imagination there, as users found the time rendered in unexpected ways, impairing visibility. Thankfully, it looks like some fixes are already arriving.
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When Clock started getting its Material 3 Expressive overhaul last month, users were quick to spot some edge cases where screen elements no longer quite fit where intended, with text and numerals spilling off the side of the screen or wrapping in unwanted ways. Google said that it had figured out what was going wrong here, and reassured users that a fix was on the way.
