Google Discovery has a new look that incorporates some of Google’s tools Hardware Your design languagealthough the style hasn’t been completely overhauled like some of Google’s apps have been. For the most part, the UI design is the same, except for a few minor changes that bring the Discover feed in line with other Google apps that have had their UI modernized.

The biggest noticeable difference is that there is now a large circular “+” button in the upper right corner of some news cards. However, these do not appear on all of them. Cards also now display merged images and article titles. In the current conception of Google Discovery feed, news cards are separated by a thin line that runs horizontally across the screen, with the headline in the bottom half of the card and the image of that article above the headline. The images of this old design are essentially the cards of the new design.

They have four rounded corners and appear almost superimposed on the news card. The new design still shows the card with four rounded corners. However, a small section at the bottom now contains the title while the top half is the image. The line separating each news card is now gone and the cards themselves separate each article that appears in the feed.

The new look of Google Discover doesn’t seem to be rolling out to everyone yet

While it’s certainly a new design, it doesn’t seem to appeal to everyone. The images above come from our own Chris Yackulic, who is using a Pixel 9 Pro Fold. That being said, I’m using a Pixel 8 and they aren’t showing up for me. As I still have the old Discover design on my device. It’s unclear how widespread this design change is and how long it will take for most users to see it.

Regardless, Google is at least offering this new look to some users. It’s also a safe bet that once you see the design change in the Google Discover feed in one place, it will change in the other. On some Android devices, the Discover feed can be found by swiping right on your phone’s home screen. It can also be found in the Google app. To me, these two versions of Discover look similar. So if you notice the new look in one place, you should be able to see it elsewhere as well.

These changes may not hold

While the new look is obviously being tested with some users, the fact that it doesn’t appear to be very widespread at present may suggest that Google is simply experimenting with the design. This wouldn’t be the first time Google has done such a thing and it probably won’t be the last. It’s also worth noting that this is the first time we’ve seen this new design. However, after some research, this model has been available since at least October 25, according to Roundtable on search engines.

Lily Ray also posted on design change on X on October 18. So while the design isn’t completely new, it’s only been around for about a month. And few users seem to have access to it. Which means it’s probably part of the Google app beta.