How to Update Google’s New Favicon in Firefox

Have you noticed that Google has changed its favicon to new design recently? However, if you are using Firefox browser, you may not notice about this change as the favicon shown in Firefox is still in the old design. To change Google’s favicon to new design, you can follow below steps.

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1. Click here to open the latest version of Google’s search plug-in.

2. Go to File -> Save Page As to save the latest plug-in as Google.xml in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\searchplugins. Click Yes to replace the existing Google.xml.

3. Go to Tool -> Clear Private Data, ensure Cache checkbox is ticked and click Clear Private Data Now button to clear the cache.

4. Restart Firefox browser and go to Google homepage. You will notice the latest design of Google favicon is displayed at Firefox search bar and location bar.

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5 Responses to “How to Update Google’s New Favicon in Firefox”

  1. FaeGiN
    February 5th, 2009 19:39
    5

    Posted the file at esnips with the old icon in it.
    I already just posted this but the URL is wrong in the previous post. This one is working!
    http://www.esnips.com/doc/48cdf860-60cf-4425-b99c-156d0d0a8157/Google-search-plugin-(with-old-icon)
    It is just a text based file, google.xml whioch you replace in your ‘program files/firefox/searchplugins’ directory!

  2. Mark
    February 3rd, 2009 08:57
    4

    Does anyone have an older Google.xml, the new one is ugly

  3. FaeGiN
    February 3rd, 2009 04:33
    3

    Yep. the new one is ugly I agree. I like the old G symbol.
    So who cares about changing it in the search bar.
    I think you are getting a little over-obsessive about every single aspect of the browsing experience here!

  4. JCAL
    February 3rd, 2009 03:48
    2

    Good, but it will probably be included in FF3’s next point release. =)

  5. MrJones
    February 3rd, 2009 00:10
    1

    the new one is ugly and there is no need to change every single corner of your os.
    btw. im using gnome^^
    I mean, usability always goes first

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