Google has a habit of tweaking the design of its core apps, mostly to improve the user experience. While some of the changes sit well, some usually disrupt things. We can cite the recent YouTube design change as an example. While that’s a different story altogether, Google is reportedly testing another useful change that’ll bring iOS-style Settings icons to Chrome for Android.
Google is reportedly testing a fresh look for Chrome’s Android settings icons
As spotted by @Leopeva64 on X, the Mountain View giant is testing colorful icons for individual options on Chrome for Android’s main Settings page. The screenshots attached below show the changes. Not all the new icons exactly match iOS-style Settings, but they follow a similar overall design.
It’s worth noting that this change is only visible in Chrome Canary, making it clear that this is still experimental in nature. It’s apparently part of the broader Settings reorganization that Google has been working on for some time now.
Another minor change is that the “Basics” and “Advanced” subsection labels are nowhere to be seen in this new interface. However, the settings are still visually separated by space. The ‘Address bar’ and ‘Homepage’ settings are also no longer in the menu. Google reportedly moved them to the Appearance menu.
Limited to Chrome Canary currently
These changes are currently applicable to Chrome Canary only. You’ll have to download it to try out the redesigned Settings menu. Once you have it, type Chrome://flags and search for the Settings IA Reorganization flag there. Enable it and relaunch Chrome Canary when prompted, and you’ll have access to the new icons.
However, keep in mind that Canary is an experimental version of Chrome, so the experience might not be as polished as the stable version. We will update when this rolls out to stable.
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