Google Photos Android Redesign: Navigation Bar Gets a Floating Pill Shape

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This week, Google’s been widely rolling out a bit of an interesting design tweak in Google Photos on Android . The app’s navigation bar — the strip near the bottom of the screen that gives users quick access to important destinations throughout the app — has been updated, replacing the familiar ribbon-style bar with a floating pill shape, plus a separate circular button to access the app’s search functionality.

It’s not an especially major change, but I do think it’s a good one, making Photos look more modern and providing a more predictable navigation experience. After seeing the new navigation bar in Photos, I’m convinced it’d be an improvement in most of Google’s apps.