Some of your favorite Google app icons are getting a sleek redesign

Google is redesigning its app icons with new colors, rounder edges, distinct silhouettes, and lots of gradients. Several familiar apps are getting makeovers.
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Google app icons: Google apps to get a new avatar! The old four colors are gone, replaced by a new 'gradient' look

Towards the end of 2025, Google began rolling out some of its icons with a new 'gradient' design. Now, reports suggest that ...
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Google’s new gradient icons for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and other apps are radical redesigns

So far, five Google icons have undergone gradient updates. 9to5Google can now report on a complete gradient redesign for Gmail and other Google Workspace apps. Google is addressing a major criticism ...
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Google Forces Themed Icons on Android—No More Holdouts Like TikTok

Google is tightening up Android’s visual consistency by making themed app icons mandatory. Themed icons first appeared in Android 13, but adoption has been spotty, with major apps like TikTok still ...