Google Clock and Pixel Magnifier roll out icon redesigns

While available on all Android devices, Google Clock received an icon redesign alongside the Pixel 11 launch. An update to Pixel Magnifier also brings a new icon.

The new Google Clock icon takes after Pixel Watch faces with thick pills used for the hour and minute hands. The blue face features a gradient effect, but no longer goes edge-to-edge. Rather, like all first-party Google apps these days, it is placed on a white background.

(This leaves Chrome as the lone major exception. Compared to Clock and YouTube Music, it is a much bigger app and does have its own identity. That said, the circular browser icon is already placed in a rounded square on macOS.)

Old vs. new

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The non-live icon places the hands at 9:10 with a dot at the 30-minute mark. Meanwhile, the app shortcuts see some minor icon tweaks, while it’s now “Create alarm/timer” instead of “New alarm/timer.”…