Overview
- Leaked images published Sunday show Google preparing a broad gradient refresh for Gmail, Drive, Calendar, and other Workspace apps.
- Reporters say the gradient look serves as a cue for AI features and replaces the old four‑color rule to make icons easier to tell apart.
- Drive drops red and moves to a rounder triangle, Gmail keeps a red envelope that subtly includes all four colors, and Docs, Sheets, and Slides stick to single dominant hues.
- Calendar returns to a blue flip‑style date, Meet shifts to a yellow camera, and Chat becomes a green bubble with a smile that nods to Hangouts.
- Google has not started a rollout, with outlets suggesting it could arrive soon around Google I/O, and designers on Monday shared recreations that users can apply for an early look.