Yes, the Google app icon is now bigger on Android

The year in Google updates is well underway today with beta version 17.0 of the Google app on Android increasing the size of the app icon.

This tweak in the beta channel sees the gradient ‘G’ expand a tiny amount to better fill the container. Today’s update addresses how the initial gradient revision in May shrank the icon. The updated ‘G’ for Search joins Gemini, Home, and Photos, while we’re waiting for Maps.

Stable users remain on version 16.49, but Google did release 16.50, 16.51, and 16.52 to testers over the holiday period. As always, the vast majority of updates are rolled out server-side rather than through these releases. 

It remains to be seen what the next stable version will be, but the normal schedule would dictate that 17.0 will be out within a week with this icon change.

Outside of the Google app, Monday saw a handful of first-party application updates resume on both Android and iOS after the holidays.