Gemini
How the Gemini UI changed
- October 12, 2026 — Icon button (diamond icon) removed from the side menu; Icon button (clock icon) added to the side menu; Icon button (hexagon icon) added to the side menu
Design analysis
This shows the desktop version of Gemini for the week of 2026-11-02, before scrolling. A narrow column of icons without text labels runs down the left edge of the screen. The large heading in the middle stands out most on the screen. The heading text is light enough against the background to meet a common accessibility guideline. The outline of the message box is faint, but the hint text inside it is easy to read. You start in the message box in the middle of the screen. The heading asks, "Where should we start?" No note that it can make mistakes is visible. No product change was identified this week.