Like different first-party apps this 12 months, a small Google Information redesign on Android simplifies the underside bar.

Beforehand, Google Information had 4 tabs — For you, Headlines, Following, and Newsstand — throughout all shoppers.

The primary two sections have now been consolidated into a brand new “Dwelling” tab, which nonetheless reveals For you because the default content material feed. A classes carousel beneath the app bar allows you to entry: Headlines, Native, U.S., World, Enterprise, Know-how, Leisure, Sports activities, Science, and Well being. This was beforehand situated within the Headlines tab.

Previous vs. new

As a substitute of an underline, the carousel makes use of a chip design to notice what feed you’re viewing. This transfer does impression one-handed reachability, however simplifies total navigation.

Google Information just isn’t the one that has gone from 4 tabs to a few in current months, which I believe appears to be like nicer, if no more elegant, for Materials You. There’s additionally Google Pictures (on iOS) and Google Maps. 

This easy Google Information redesign is rolling out with model 5.120.x on Android after a server-side replace. It’s not but reside on iOS. There’s no Dynamic Colour theming with the blue accent coloration nonetheless in use.

The final massive replace to Google Information launched a customizable “Following” feed for sources you curate.