Apart from presentation a A set of messaging featuresGoogle introduces new icons for SMS/RCS apps as well as Phone and Contacts.
Update 22.10Google Contacts version 3.79.25.482243121 introduces new app icons. It’s pretty basic with no shadows and a white background. The thematic icon is more attractive and simplifies the “body” design. It looks cleaner than the previous version.
This update has not yet been released to the general public About Play StoreWhile the Google Phone app is later and probably using its beta program.
Update 10/21: Google is already introducing new message codes with .android_20221018_01_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic version messages. It’s also live on Wear OS and you can subscribe to it The beta is here.
As expected, the blue icon stands out against a light, rather blurry background. There are no animated ads that even offer Google Chat, and the animations featured in Google’s promotional videos don’t appear today.
Meanwhile, the themed icon is better and somewhat recognizable even with its simplified logo.
Original from 20.10: These three icons follow the same pattern to indicate that they are part of the same family of applications responsible for communication. The nested message bubble is the key to showing how at least two participants are involved in texting (and calling). It looks like the green Google Chat logo.
Dark blue is used where this overlap occurs, while other shades of light blue are also used. The result is a false sense of depth derived from shadows – a rarity in modern Google icons.
As for the Google message icon (and to ensure consistency and user familiarity), blue is the default bubble color for RCS (Rich Communication Services). It is a recognizable icon, but the overlapping parts, especially the bottom left and top right, result in a slightly impure and messy look.
Google Phone, Messages and Contacts
Meanwhile, the new Google Phone app icon looks pretty cool, with contacts clear enough, though the lighter shades of blue seem more weapons than they’re supposed to (as well as people).
Compared to the current icons, these icons would stand out less if they were placed on a light background instead of a dark blue color. In general, they are less realistic and more elegant.
According to Google, these icons are designed to align with other first-party apps and “each one is designed to align with it.” Essay topic you. “Definitely flatness and lack of shading as seen Workspace icon. However, another comparison is the YouTube icon set and its general colors.
The new Google TelephoneAnd the messageAnd communication Tokens will be launched in the next few weeks.
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