Leaked icons indicate Android may enjoy a redesign soon

Leaked icons indicate Android may enjoy a redesign soon

BY Brad Molen @phonewisdom April 14th 2014, at 5:28:00 pm ET 70

The Google I/O developer conference is just over two months away, but it's never too early to start opining about what the software giant is planning to show. Try not to be overwhelmed with excitement, kids: according to documents leaked by Android Police (seemingly confirmed by Google's own Partners page) new icons are coming. The new style is apparently referred to as Moonshine, and this flatter look is likely just a portion of an upcoming redesign. We're still awaiting details on what else may change, but for now, all we can do is look forward to new icons for Play Music, Books, Movies, and Games; as well as Google+, Calendar, People, Chrome, YouTube, Maps, Gmail, Hangouts, Camera, and the Play Store. Each of the icons appears to be more in line with what Google uses on the web. So is this just a foreshadowing that all of Android's design guidelines will see a similar overhaul? Hang tight -- we've got another couple months before we find out. In the meantime, feast upon a few more icons (the new ones are on the right).