I’ve seen new Drive, Chat, Calendar, and Meet icons show up in several places. It’s the new Gmail icon that I was most looking forward to, though, because Gmail is likely my most used service.

Following recent announcements, Google is readying a facelift for Gmail, and it starts with a new icon, if a teaser Google sent us is to be believed.

The small tweak meant that when you opened the notification shade on your phone, Gmail's icon was no longer red like before, making your unread emails stand out less among your unopened alerts.

If you're not a fan of the new icon set for Gmail, Calendar, and other Google Workspace products, here's how to replace them on Android, iPhone, & Chrome.

Gmail flouts Google’s own design guidelines, making the navigation bar shorter than before. ... Gmail ditches icon labels in its navigation bar. By Chandraveer Mathur. Published Sep 7, 2022.