Google has quietly begun rolling out a refreshed version of its iconic ‘G’ logo, marking its first visual update to the symbol since 2015.
The original redesign, introduced nearly a decade ago, replaced the serif-style company name with a modern, sans-serif font called Product Sans and introduced the now-familiar four-colour ‘G’ icon, made up of solid blue, red, yellow and green segments.
Instead of sticking with those sharp colour divisions, the new design blends the hues together using subtle gradients. Red now fades into yellow, which in turn melts into green before softening into blue, giving the logo a smoother, more fluid appearance while still preserving the classic colour palette.
The updated icon has already been spotted in the wild, appearing first on iOS through the Google Search app, and now on Android via the latest beta version of the Google app. The change follows recent moves from Microsoft, which is also experimenting with redesigned, more three-dimensional app icons.
So far, Google has not issued any official comment about the change, leaving users wondering whether this gradient style will eventually replace the familiar colour-block designs across all its services, such as Maps and Drive.
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