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> _All of this is leading up to Firefox 57, which will be a major release in November that marks the deprecation of legacy add-on APIs in favor of cross-browser "WebExtensions", an overhauled UI ("Photon"), and the integration of many components from the Servo Parallel Browser Project ("Quantum")._

Is Firefox getting a more modern icon anytime soon? it's starting to show its age.

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Mozilla's recent rebranding has stirred up more discussions about redrawing or refining the Firefox logo, but that's a perennial topic of discussion. If it happens, I'd expect it to be coordinated with 57's release, but this is totally uninformed speculation. I work remotely and have limited contact with the design folks.

To me, the current icon looks fine on macOS. It matches the style of Safari and other stock apps better than the Chrome icon.

I don't think the issue is modern vs old, but different styles across operating systems. It probably looks out out of place on current Android versions, for example.

Both Safari and Chrome have recently adopted a 'flatter' version of their icon colours. Firefox still holds on to quite a few gradients.

So has Firefox, the previous icon looked like this: https://support.cdn.mozilla.net/media/uploads/gallery/images...

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