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Google Wallet gets gradient icon redesign that subtly glows
Google Wallet is the latest first-party app to get a gradient icon, but this redesign is quite subtle in the grand scheme. The general rectangular design of the wallet is unchanged, but the yellow card is now slightly narrower. A more significant change is the glow appearing on the blue and red sections. This gradient effect and the card design change are pretty hard to notice on your actual phone, but they are there. It’s even harder to spot than the Google Photos icon update. Old vs. new Currently, this gradient icon is live on the Google Wallet homepage in the top-left corner. The homescreen app icon itself has yet to be updated as of version 26.19. This updated icon comes ahead of the big passes redesign, which is not widely available and has yet to be officially announced. Having search in the app is a nice quality-of-life improvement. Google Wallet joins the Search ‘G,’ Gemini, Home, Photos, and Maps in receiving this gradient treatment. We spotted the new icon for Google Health last week, while all the Workspace icons are also due for a big revamp. More on Google Wallet: Google Wallet adds support for three more digital passport IDs on Android Google Wallet rolling out big homepage, search redesign Google Wallet adds Live Update for flight tracking FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
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. According to sources familiar with the matter, all Google Workspace apps are getting a big overhaul. There are two overarching themes at play. The gradient effect found in the Google ‘G,’ Gemini, Home, Photos, and Maps is present throughout to reflect the presence of AI-powered features. Google is addressing a major criticism of the previous icon set by making everything more distinct in terms of color and shape. Last generation’s mandate of including all four company colors in icons is clearly gone. The page container has also been removed for most apps to allow for larger, more unique icons. Google Drive Drive no longer has red, just the classic green, yellow, and blue that match the three editor apps. The exterior is a very rounded triangle that almost feels bulbous, but we find a sharp one at the center. Google Docs, Sheets, Slides Like before, Google’s editor apps each use a single predominant color. The Docs icon remains a vertical piece of paper, but Sheets and Slides switch to landscape in a clever reflection of the actual apps. Google Meet and Chat The video calling app sees a huge departure from the current design. It’s still a video camera, but yellow is the predominant color. Why Google chose that color is not very obvious. Google Chat sees the same overhaul with a pill-shaped message bubble that has a friendly smile. Green is presumably an homage to Hangouts. Gmail The ‘M’ envelope shape of the new Gmail icon is not too different from what we have today, though it’s a little bit more rounded. Red is the predominant color, with only a little bit of yellow, green, and blue. This is the right call and makes the icon much more identifiable and unique. Of the new icons, Gmail is the only one with the four Google colors. Google Calendar Calendar noticeably returns to the older icon design with a skeuomorphic reference to the flip-style object. The four-color exterior container is gone, with classic blue returning. It’s absolutely a throwback. Google Tasks There’s still a checkmark for Tasks, but the overall container is not very obvious to my eye. It could be a button that you tap when you’ve completed a reminder. Like Calendar, blue is the primary color. Google Keep Google has removed the page background to focus on the light bulb, which has quite a bit of detail. Google Vo...
Google Readies a Gradient Icon Redesign for All Google Workspace Apps
Google is working on a gradient icon redesign for all Google Workspace apps and here’s how changes could look.
Google Is Redesigning Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and Meet Icons With Gradient Finishes - gHacks Tech News
Google is developing a major icon redesign for its Workspace apps, including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Meet, Sheets, and Slides. Early versions of the new icons were shared by 9to5Google, though they have not yet started rolling out to users. This redesign follows a similar gradient update that Google applied to Maps and Photos earlier this year.
