Chrome's lock symbol will be based on this tune image. Google Chrome. To replace it, the team behind Chrome is working on a version of tune icon (pictured at right) that encourages people to click ...

Google will retire Chrome’s HTTPS padlock icon because no one knows what it means Google says only 11% of users understand "the precise meaning of the lock icon." ...

Google says it will roll out the new icon with Chrome 117, which is set to launch in September, 2023. But folks running beta, dev, or canary channel builds of Chrome may be able to see it sooner.

Google experimented with lots of Chrome logo redesigns. A subtle new icon appeared in Chrome 100, but some of the proposals could have seen a big change to the Chrome logo.

Google now plans to replace the lock next to the address in Chrome with a variant of the "tune" icon you see below. Simply put, most people don't understand it.

Google is bringing a subtle yet controversial change to its Chrome web browser. Beginning with Chrome 117, secure HTTPS connections will no longer have a padlock icon next to the URL.

The former was once an exception for specific sites where security was paramount (Netscape introduced SSL 2.0 in February 1995), and Google Chrome's lock icon is a remnant from that time.

The lock icon will be changed in Chrome 117 with a "variant of the tune icon," a user interface element commonly linked to app settings and designed to show that it's a clickable item. New Google ...

Click the Customize Chrome button (or the pencil icon) in the bottom-right corner of the new tab page, and if you scroll down you’ll see you can set the shortcuts that appear when you open a new ...