The saturation of the colors has been dialed up, and the middle blue circle is noticeably bigger than its predecessor. According to Hu, we’ll see the refreshed icon roll out over the next few months.Continuing the trend from the 2011-2014 change, the new icon features an even more minimalistic design, eliminating shadows for a flatter aesthetic. On iOS, meanwhile, there will be a special blueprint version of the icon tied to the beta release of the software. On macOS, for instance, the symbol will look more three-dimensional. That’s because Hu says Google spent time customizing the icon to make it more at home in every operating system where you can download Chrome. Either way, the result of the change is an icon that is “more accessible.”ĭepending on where you use Chrome, you’ll see additional subtle changes. You can see a more apparent example of the phenomenon Hu talks about on this website. Hu says the company found that certain shades of those two colors produced an “unpleasant color vibration” when placed next to one another. But the most impactful change the company introduced is that it added subtle gradients to the green and red segments of the icon. It also changed the proportions of the symbol while brightening up the individual colors that make it up. If you look carefully, you’ll notice Google removed the shadows that were part of the icon, opting for a more flat design that’s in line with the company’s other products. Update your settings here, then reload the page to see it.

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