Google keeps re-skinning the same icons with whatever flavor of the month design language is trending. The article notes 9to5Google can report on a complete gradient redesign for Gmail and Workspace apps, which sounds like another slow-motion Material You rollout that will look dated in two years when Google inevitably pivots again.

Honestly every icon having every color I found to be annoying and made them all blend together into a rainbow mess. This looks much cleaner and easier to read at a glance to me

Google: “Apple‘s Liquid Glass is shit, so let‘s do out own shitty overhaul.”