Google Maps gets a new look on Android and iOS

One of the most popular apps developed by Google, and one that was included on the first-generation iPhone, is Google Maps. Over the years Google has constantly added features and improved the app’s UI trying to improve the experience of using it. Google has now updated the icon for both the Android and iOS versions of its Maps app. The icon still shows a “pin,” but the design has been changed.

Google makes its Maps icon look more modern

The first thing you might notice about the new icon is the gradient Google colors that now blend into each other. The previous icon had individual boxes inside the “pin” diagonally situated. Each box was a different color (Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red). In addition, the new “pin” is not only larger but the circle inside it is larger as well. As a result, the top ring of the pin is much thinner.