Google is aiming to give Chrome desktop UI a major makeover with Chrome Refresh 2023. The current UI has already been updated with Material Design and Material Design You, but this new refresh could be a huge change for Chrome running on Windows, Mac, Linux,ChromeOS,Fuchsia and Lacros.
How to enable Chrome Reefresh 2023 design
Are you ready to get a sneak peek of the Chrome UI Refresh coming in 2023?
All you have to do is
- launch Chrome Canary
- visit chrome://flags,
- then search for “2023” and enable “Chrome Refresh 2023”
- Relaunch the browser.
Chrome’s toolbar and Profile menu have been given a makeover, and it’s looking good! Other than that, there don’t seem to be any changes to the theme. It looks like the work began towards the end of November 2022.
Looks as if the work has begun towards the end of November 2022, as the bug thread indicates.
“General bug to track work for ChromeRefresh2023 component updates to ensure that features:IsChromeRefresh2023() build flag is working correctly. Changes should use placeholder values that are noticeably different from current visuals.”
Chrome will function like before, it’s the user interface that gets a facelift. It will be consistent across Windows, Mac, and Linux.
You can always change the Chrome browser theme and appearance, but the design changes Google incorporates the changes the way it looks on your screen.
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