The new Google Photos design and map view are now widely rolling out

Update, June 30: Now widely rolling out to users.

Google is launching a new Google Photos app this week, complete with a redesigned icon and a sleeker interface. Well, we say launching this week but expect the rollout to come much closer to next week, and even then not for everyone at once.

First of all, the main app interface is changing. Google is paring down the number of sections to three and binning the navigation drawer. You'll still see your images and Memories, but they'll be made larger, bolder, and much more in your face. Google says that 120 million people use Memories, so it'll be updating that feature to include more kinds of content. You'll now be able to surface pictures of close friends as well as trips rather than just the "X years ago" style of Memories we're used to.

Google will also be expanding the definition of Memories to include what used to go under the now-defunct "For You" tab. You'll find things like collages, styled photos, and animations now there. It's a bit of feature-creep, but one got the feeling the "For You" tab was mostly a transient hub than anything really necessary.

Google will also be adding a new "Map view" to Photos. Google already lets you search by location in Photos, now it'll let you pinch and pan around a map as you track your global trips. You're able to strip your location data from photos if you'd rather not do this in current builds of the Photos app, and Google will still give you that choice going forward.

Finally, and probably the first thing you'll notice, Google is redesigning the app logo. It's just a little rounder and a little more Google but, like the rest of the update, it's still recognizably Google Photos.

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