Google App Update Brings New ‘G’ Icon To Android

After introducing on iOS earlier this week, the Google app for Android is now widely getting the new ‘G’ icon with an update today.

Instead of four distinct sections for the G, red now bleeds into yellow, yellow into green, and green into blue. This gradient results in a more modern look that evokes Gemini and the company’s other AI branding, including Search AI Mode.

Meanwhile, the G is ever so slightly smaller in Android’s circular app icon. Google last updated the logo in 2015, with changes to the company’s primary look very rare. 

Old vs. new

This new G icon is available on Android with the version 16.18 update to the Google app, which is now widely rolling out via the Play Store to the stable channel after entering beta on Monday (when it became available on the iPhone and iPad app).

On Android, you’ll also see the new logo on the app’s splash screen, but it’s not live anywhere else, including the widget or Pixel Launcher. It remains to be seen how visible this change is on very small surfaces. Similarly, Google has yet to update the ‘G’ online, including the web favicon. Officially, the company has yet to talk or explain the new look, with “Google” presumably not seeing any changes.

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