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Google Mobile Tests Large Black Menu Drop Down Bar

Despite Google moving away from the large black navigation menu on the web version, it seems like they are testing that exact same version on the mobile version of Google.

Alex Chitu posted screen shots of Google testing the new large black drop down menu on Google mobile. Here are pictures:

Google Mobile Navigation Ui Test Feb2012 2

Google Mobile Navigation Ui Test Feb2012 3

The second image shows how the “more” option overlays those more options over the first set of options.

What do you think of this user interface on a smartphone screen?

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