

“We want our brand to exude the same level of concern,” Hu explained. With features like Native Window Occlusion on Windows, day-one M1 support on macOS, Widgets on iOS/Android, and Material You on Android, we personalize Chrome’s experience to each OS. “Why bother with something so subtle?” you might wonder.

The designer went on to explain why the difference is so little. The logo’s colors have also been brightened. The blue circle in the centre appears to be larger as a result of these adjustments. “Fun fact: we also discovered that putting certain shades of green and red next to each other created an unpleasant color vibration, so we introduced a very subtle gradient to the main icon to mitigate that, making the icon more accessible,” he said in a later tweet. “To align with Google’s more modern brand expression, we simplified the main brand icon by removing the shadows, refining the proportions, and brightening the colors,” stated Elvin Hu.
