Learn how to change app icons on Android and personalize your device with this step-by-step guide and expert tips.

App icons are a little bit difficult in stock Android. You can’t change them natively, so you’ll need a third-party tool along with an icon pack in order to do it. Once you have everything ready, it’s ...

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 ...

Material You themed icons in Android have come a long way since their debut in Android 12, with many more apps now supported. But, still, there are a lot of Android apps without themed icons? What’s ...

Use a Square Image with a Transparent Background: For optimal results, use a square image with a transparent background. You can find such images online or create them using photo editing tools.

For users of stock Android, particularly those on Android 13 and 14, changing the icon size is relatively straightforward. If your device does not have built-in options to change icon sizes, or if you ...

Custom icon packs are not all created equal. Many, sadly, introduce more problems than they solve. But every now and then, I stumble upon an icon pack that feels like a genuine improvement rather than ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Spotify is rolling out an update on Android that ditches the border on its app icon, bringing back a “normal” icon five years after it was changed before quickly reverting the change. For a long time, ...

Signal is one of the best encrypted messaging apps for Android, if not the very best in the business. Its extensive privacy features make it the preferred messaging platform for millions of people ...