A 2002 Google search for "flight" showed 2 ads at the top, one shaded blue and the other ... changed the text and background color of that icon from white-on-yellow to black-on-orange.

but a change that appeared out of the blue recently made many people think the search giant might be planning another icon. The Google Maps icon on iPhones suddenly turned black, and more and more ...

While no one can do anything about Elon’s Musk’s odd decision to rename one of the most recognized brands on earth, we can change the icon and ... letter-on-a-black-background logo to boot.

As part of that, the ‘G’ icon changed from the lowercase white ‘g’ on a blue background to the circular ... while AI Mode in Search uses something similar for a shortcut.

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