Chrome Android Redesign Sparks User Backlash Over Cluttered Navigation Bar

The Chrome browser for Android is getting a redesign of its navigation bar, but it's not sitting well with some users. The new design adds a secondary toolbar at the bottom of the screen that includes buttons for the homepage, Gemini, new tab, and the tab switcher.

This redesign was almost launched in 2020, but Google abandoned it due to user complaints that it was 'disorienting'.

The author of this piece thinks that making the bottom toolbar thinner would greatly improve the design and align with Chrome's original philosophy of minimalism.