What you need to know
- Google Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, etc. has started rolling out colorful new gradient icons for
- The redesigned Workspace icons ditch Google’s harsh four-color style for a softer gradient look.
- The new icons are now visible on Google’s web app launcher, although apps still display older versions.
Just ahead Google I/O 2026Google Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar, Tasks, and more. has begun rolling out redesigned gradient icons for Workspace apps, including
Last month, a leak suggested that Google had makes a big visual update for its Workspace icons nearly six years after the last redesign. The leak claimed that apps like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Sheets, and Slides will get updated icons with a greater focus on gradients and mixed colors.
The leak also suggests that Google is moving away from a stricter color separation between icons, and that these updated icons are finally starting to show up for users.
Now if you open the Google website and go to the quick app launcher in the top right corner, you will start to see the new Workspace icons there. Interestingly, the icons are still not fully distributed among the programs themselves. For example, Gmail and Drive still display the old icons inside the apps, but the new ones now appear on Google’s main home page and launch menu.
And as the leak suggests, these icons are more colorful and gradient-heavy than before. The Google Drive icon now focuses mainly on green, yellow and blue colors, dropping the small red corner detail from the old design. Similarly, the Docs, Slides, and Table icons now have a softer gradient look instead of the previous flatter look.
The Google Calendar the icon also changes to a more blue-focused design. Gmail still retains the familiar envelope-shaped “M” logo, but now uses gradients instead of solid colors.
The Google Meet icon has switched to a more yellow-heavy gradient style. Meanwhile, Keep and Tasks also look noticeably different, with Google simplifying and softening their overall look.
Since these icons are already starting to appear on Google’s homepage, we expect to see more widespread distribution among the Workspace apps themselves during Google I/O week or shortly thereafter.
Android Central’s Take
I really like the direction Google is going with these new icons. The calendar icon in particular now looks cleaner, and ditching the strict four-color branding makes the entire Workspace suite feel more modern. However, I’m still not sold on the new Meet and Tasks tabs.
