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Google Chrome is finally getting a new logo after 8 years with an even more simplified design to align with Google’s “more modern brand expression,” a designer for the browser revealed on Friday. The change will be reflected across all devices soon.

The color scheme has not really been switched, with red, blue, green, and yellow still being the primary colors, but the saturation has been upped a little and shadows have been ditched. All in all, the new logo looks largely unchanged but does appear more lively.

There’s one major change this time around, however — the Chrome icon has been tweaked per the design principles of various operating systems. It gains a subtle gradient on Windows, a 3D look on macOS, and an extremely flat design on Chrome OS to match other system icons.

macOS and iOS get a couple of additional changes though. Chrome Beta on macOS now includes a new ribbon that says “BETA.” And on iOS, the beta version will use a blueprint-like design as a nod to Apple’s developer-focused apps.

The new iconography will begin showing up across devices “in the next few months” but Beta and Dev could get it sooner.

Chrome also hit its 100th version in the Canary channel last month and what better way to celebrate the milestone than a fresh paint job? We would go as far as assuming that the touch-up is indeed a part of it, even though the Google designer didn’t hint so.

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