Back in 2015, Google gave the Chrome logo a Material Design makeover. We had already seen an updated Chromium logo inspired by Material Design, and the main Chrome logo soon followed. Here is that 2015 version:
Technically, it was not a brand-new logo, just a flatter, more “Material” take on the existing one. The colors stayed the same. It was a gentle change compared to the long list of comments and criticism when Google changed the logo back in 2011, partly because this refresh was rolled out across many of Google’s products rather than Chrome alone.
Update: Chrome kept this look for years. Google did not significantly change the icon again until 2022, when it introduced a new Chrome logo alongside Chrome 100 (released March 29, 2022). It was the icon’s first real redesign since 2014. The 2022 version keeps the familiar red, yellow, green, and blue, but it drops the shadows between the colored rings, brightens the colors, and makes the central blue circle a little larger for a flatter, cleaner look. Google even tweaked the icon slightly for different operating systems.
So if the Chrome logo on your device looks a little different from the picture above, that is the 2022 refresh at work.
Thanks Brandon!
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