Like other first-party apps this year, a small Google News redesign on Android simplifies the bottom bar.
Previously, Google News had four tabs — For you, Headlines, Following, and Newsstand — across all clients.
The first two sections have now been consolidated into a new “Home” tab, which still shows For you as the default content feed. A categories carousel underneath the app bar lets you access: Headlines, Local, U.S., World, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Science, and Health. This was previously located in the Headlines tab.
Old vs. new
Instead of an underline, the carousel uses a chip design to note what feed you’re viewing. This move does impact one-handed reachability, but simplifies overall navigation.
Google News is not the only that has gone from four tabs to three in recent months, which I think looks nicer, if not more elegant, for Material You. There’s also Google Photos (on iOS) and Google Maps.
This straightforward Google News redesign is rolling out with version 5.120.x on Android after a server-side update. It’s not yet live on iOS. There’s no Dynamic Color theming with the blue accent color still in use.
The last big update to Google News introduced a customizable “Following” feed for sources you curate.
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