Back in September, Google started investigating an “Omnibox Modernize Visual Update” to revamp a halfway portion of the mobile browser. Chrome for Android is present rolling retired a Material You code barroom redesign that adds much Dynamic Color.

When you pat the Omnibox, Chrome’s code barroom is nary longer housed successful the aforesaid pill-shaped instrumentality that’s seen erstwhile the tract isn’t active. This caller signifier is somewhat taller, much rectangular, and successful enactment with Material You.

The hunt results, websites, and different suggestions that look beneath are nary longer conscionable substance connected a light/dark background. Rather, each is present housed successful a paper that has a lighter inheritance than the remainder of the screen. This redesign introduces overmuch much Dynamic Color than earlier (text and Omnibox only), portion the borders assistance marque the leafage look little crowded with not excessively important an interaction connected however overmuch substance appears.

This plan is rather reminiscent of unified Pixel Launcher search, and brings that acquisition implicit to non-Google phones. Compared to the December iteration, it looks little similar Launcher hunt arsenic the tract you’re typing present has a container. It antecedently had nary boundaries, though the modulation betwixt pill to rounded rectangle is somewhat jarring.

After appearing successful the beta transmission astatine the extremity of past year, we’re present seeing this code barroom redesign successful the unchangeable transmission with Chrome 109, though it’s a server-side update. All but 1 of our devices contiguous has this caller look, portion we’ve yet to brushwood it people connected tablets.

If it’s not unrecorded yet for you, usage the flag: chrome://flags/#omnibox-modernize-visual-update.

L: Pixel Launcher | R: Chrome

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