With Google using the same four colours for all its icons, it has become difficult for some users to differentiate one from the other, causing confusion and lack of productivity in some cases. Under Type a name for this shortcut, enter Gmail and click on Finish.
In the Create Shortcut wizard, type the Gmail address as under Type the location of the item and click on Next. Much has been said about the homogeneous nature of the newly introduced Google icons that came last month, disrupting its user’s life in the most colourful way. Right-click on an empty area on your desktop > Click on New > Click on Shortcut. Select More tools > Create shortcut You will then get a prompt to give a name to your new account. The extension will soon be made available on Firefox as well. The extension was built by Postinghel for himself until Giulio Michelon who is labelled as the “hunter”, (possibly for finding the design) on the plugin’s website suggested the product designer that he make the plugin available to the public, according to the comments on his website. On the developer’s website, the description of the plugin reads, 'This extension restores the old icon on Meet, Calendar, and Gmail to make tabs more recognisable. Click on the icon -> then go to More tools -> and then choose Create Shortcut. Step 2: Find the Chrome menu bar icon in the top right corner of the browser window. Sign in if you aren’t already logged into your email. The Chrome extension “Restore old Google icons” can be added to Chrome and gets the old google icons back. Step 1: Open Gmail in your Chrome browser.
