Gradient Google Icon Redesign Rolling Out on Android, iOS, & Web
Google is replacing older Workspace logos with more distinct gradient icons as a wider redesign begins ahead of its annual developer conference.
- Google is rolling out a gradient redesign for Workspace icons ahead of Google I/O on Tuesday, with the new look appearing across web app launchers and Gmail.
- The redesign addresses criticism of the previous icon set, where a four-color mandate made apps difficult to differentiate at a glance.
- New icons for Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Keep feature gradient shading and larger, more unique shapes; the company removed the Workspace page container for most apps.
- While the new designs appear in web app launchers and some mobile apps, the rollout remains incomplete; Calendar and other editors still display old icons, and Android and iOS apps have not been updated.
- Google I/O begins this week, potentially bringing further visual changes; the redesign follows a distinctive Google Maps icon overhaul from months ago, suggesting continued evolution in the company's design language.
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Google is rolling out its redesigned Workspace app icons
It's not just you - the Google Workspace apps are getting a new look. The redesigned app icons, leaked last month, are now rolling out widely, as we started noticing this morning. Users with the redesigned icons will notice they now have a gradient look that fades from lighter to darker shades, rather than being the same flat tone throughout, similar to the redesigned Google logo that launched a year ago. Some of the icons switched from a rainbo…
In the spring of 2025, Google started with the biggest redesign for its own logo for ten years. The Gradient G, whose color gradient corresponds to that known by Gemini and AI Mode, was introduced. To this end, Google explained: [...] The new ‘Google G' now represents all of Google — both our brand and the company — and visually reflects our evolution in the AI era. While staying true to Google iconic four colors, the brighter hues and gradient …
Google had only started searching and other services such as Google Photos, now more services and apps will be provided with new app icons. After a leak a few weeks ago, the rollout now starts cautiously on the web. For example, you have to look into the app launcher on any page of Google, for example, simply on the Google homepage, then you see here the new icons for calendars, drive, notes. The new icons have rounder shapes and set mainly on a…
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