Google chrome to get new logo after 8 years

SAN FRANCISCO: FEB. 7 – Google is going to change its Chrome browser logo for the first time in eight years, according to media reports. Elvin Hu, a designer for Google Chrome, offers a first look at the logo’s redesign in a thread on Twitter.

“Some of you might have noticed a new icon in Chrome’s Canary update today. Yes! we’re refreshing Chrome’s brand icons for the first time in 8 years. The new icons will start to appear across your devices soon,” Hu said in a tweet on Friday.

The icon has been simplified/flattened by removing the shadows. The colours are brighter and the proportions are different, making the big blue ball in the middle noticeably bigger. Google is also tweaking it further with different variations designed to look more at home on Windows, macOS and iOS.

Some of you might have noticed a new icon in Chrome’s Canary update today. Yes! we’re refreshing Chrome’s brand icons for the first time in 8 years. The new icons will start to appear across your devices soon. pic.twitter.com/aaaRRzFLI1

— Elvin 🌈 (@elvin_not_11) February 4, 2022