Overview
- Google began showing the new Workspace icons on Monday in the web app launcher and Chrome’s New Tab page, with some app homepages also updated.
- Most editor logos and favicons still display the old artwork, and the Android and iOS apps have not received the redesign yet.
- The redesign shifts to fewer colors with soft gradients, as Gmail keeps its envelope M in a gradient style and Drive removes the tiny red corner while leaning on green, yellow, and blue.
- Rollout is staggered across surfaces, with some apps like Slides already reflecting the change in places, and publishers expect broader updates during or shortly after Google I/O on May 19–20.
- Early reaction is mixed according to tech outlets, and this is the first major Workspace icon revamp in nearly six years after the prior set required every icon to use all four Google colors.