Google is updating the icons for its Contacts, Messages, and Phone apps, continuing the interface changes it made earlier this year with Workspace and Pixel app redesigns. The rollout is expected to continue over the coming weeks, and the new Messages icon is already live in the latest Google Messages beta this morning.

A sharper look with familiar shapes

Google says the icons are sharper and clearer on homescreens because of a subtle but crisp gradient with easily readable edges. The redesign does not change the general shape of Google’s communication apps. Instead, it adds updated curvature and coloring so the icons align with the rest of the Google apps users already know and love.

Where the redesign will appear

The updated icons should also show up on contacts.google.com and messages.google.com/web. The previous design is still shown as “Current,” while the update notice reads “Updating…”.

What readers should expect

The change is visual and arrives gradually. Users may see the new icon first in the latest Google Messages beta, then on homescreens and the web services as the rollout continues.

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