Google celebrates a decade of Google Chrome, launches major redesign

The very first version of Google Chrome was released September 2, 2008, which means the world's most popular browser is now 10 years old. Google is celebrating Chrome's first decade with the stable release of a major new UI revamp.

Chrome's big redesign is rolling out across desktop operating systems, Android, and iOS starting today. The new design brings Chrome more in line with Google's updated Material Design guidelines that were announced this year at I/O. You'll find a UI that is rounder, whiter, and has new icons. Tabs change from the trapezoidal shape to rectangles with rounded corners, the address bar is round, the omnibox is an actual box now, and there's a new profile button to the right of the menu.

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