Chrome Browser is changing its logo after 8 years

Google has made some minor adjustment to the Chrome logo, the first change in eight years after it was given a new look in 2014

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So, what has changed in logo? Basically, the circle in the Chrome logo has gotten a little bigger and a new shade of subtle gradient

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You will have to closely inspect the old and the new logo to understand difference. When you look, you can see what has changed

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The new logo seems to have a bigger blue circle and a neater design in comparison to the older logo which was changed in 2014

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The colors of logo are now pretty vibrant that make it look livelier. The new one doesn't have shadows on borders in each color

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Google has used very subtle gradients for the new logo to make the icon more accessible and prevent any colour vibration

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Notably, this is not the first time Google Chrome has received subtle design changes. This was happened in 2014's Chrome logo too

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The new Google Chrome logo is limited to Chrome's Canary test branch, but Google says it should be rolling out to everyone soon

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