Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Google released Android 13 in H2 2022. Among other changes, it shipped with themed app icons support, allowing apps to change their color to match the phone's wallpaper for a more consistent look.

As well as a refreshed new look for system components like buttons and tabbars, the Liquid Glass redesign of iOS 26 also extends to app icons. For the first time since iOS 7, Apple has redrawn all of ...

An app drawer is the menu on your Android phone where you can see all of your installed apps and open them. It's one of the ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 offers improved support for themed app icons. For apps that don’t natively offer a monochrome icon, QPR2 lets the system automatically generate one for theming purposes. A new ...

Over time, every phone will slow down, and your Android is no exception to this. Endless loading screens, apps that suddenly ...

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 brings a major fix for home screen theming by automatically generating themed icons for all apps. This creates a clean, consistent look. The update also includes a new ‘Create’ ...

Set unique wallpapers for each Android home screen with apps like FiveWallpapers and Multiple Picture Wallpaper for a ...

Android 16 QPR1 is the "real" release that is not only is it a visual overhaul, but it's also more feature-packed release for ...

Looking at the home screens, the primary difference you'll find is that in iOS 26, the dock background and the search option ...

Want iPhone-style contact posters on your Android phone? The updated Phone app now comes with the Calling Cards feature. Here’s how to create them for your contacts.