The brand new Google Authenticator brand is brightening up my life By Rosie Hilder revealed 27 Could 23 Branding So lengthy, gray ‘G’.

Authenticating apps is an annoying however seemingly crucial characteristic of contemporary life. Numerous apps now require it and numerous apps try to get us to make use of their authenticator providers. All besides Fb (sorry, Meta), who not too long ago advised us that customers can now not authenticate by way of its personal app (which did not work anyway) and that we’ll want a third-party authenticator. That is the place Google’s Authenticator is available in. 

The Google Authenticator app was beforehand gray (see above, left), confirmed Google’s ‘G’ with a lock, and was, let’s face it, on the uninteresting aspect. Though it was an outlier when in comparison with Google’s different apps, which many have complained are too comparable wanting (see under).

The brand new design for the app was introduced not too long ago and the contemporary design (see above, proper) is now rolling out throughout units. 

The brand new brand is in step with Google’s color palette, however is distinct sufficient to face out on my homescreen. It consists of three interlocking traces, with two ‘v’ shapes in the identical color, one pink, one blue, and the remaining ‘v’ consisting of 1 inexperienced and one yellow line. The design element of the color overlap pleases me, and crucially, differentiate it from the Slack brand (see under).

Is The Authenticator brand in an identical vein to the Slack brand? Sure. However does it brighten up my homescreen and make authenticating apps just a bit bit extra thrilling? Additionally sure. Does this enhance my life? Sure, a bit of bit. It is marginal okay, however I am going to take it.