About a week ago, we reported that Google made a change to Gmail’s notification icon. From its recognizable red, it became adaptive, as it seemingly got dynamic theming treatment. Well, Google just reverted the change, as the red Gmail notification icon is back.
The red Gmail notification icon is back
Gmail version 2023.06.11x has started rolling out, and it reverts the change. The question is, did Google did this on purpose, because of the feedback it received, or is it just a change until they sort out some problems.
It was interesting to see how some people on Twitter were triggered by this change. The red Gmail icon became easy to spot in the notification shade, and many people seemingly want it to stay that way.
Google did not share an explanation for this move, but it’s possible the feedback got to the company. We’ll have to wait and see if this change will be reverted yet again in the upcoming updates.
This may seem like a small change, but it is kind of important to some people
This may seem like a small change, but when you’re dealing with Gmail a lot, like we at Android Headlines do, it’s more useful to have it be red at all times. The vast majority of people probably don’t care, though.
Gmail is one of the most popular email clients on the planet, quite possibly the most popular one, especially on smartphones. It’s difficult to imagine the Gmail logo without the red color, which is probably part of the reason why people got triggered. Well, in addition to the fact the icon is harder to recognize.
This is kind of understandable, as some app logos are difficult to imagine without their belonging colors. For example, blue is the color you always think of when Facebook is a part of the conversation, and yellow when we’re talking about Google Keep. YouTube is red just like Gmail, and so on.