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Android really screwed up icons with 'adaptive icons'. I really liked it when icons had different shapes as they were more distinctive.
by andersrs 3y ago
Android really screwed up icons with 'adaptive icons'. I really liked it when icons had different shapes as they were more distinctive.
- tux2bsd 3y ago[dead]
- codethief 3y agoThis is the first time I'm hearing about adaptive icons. According to the docs[0] there is a related concept called "themed icons" [0] and there should be a system setting in Android 13 to enable/disable them but I can't find it? (Running the GrapheneOS version of Android 13.) [0]: https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/icon_design_adaptive https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/icon_d...
- gtirloni 3y agoThe launcher has to support the underlying API. On Samsung devices running One UI 4.x you still have to install an additional app for that: https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.themedesigner?langCd=en https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.t... I'm not sure what's available in GrapheneOS (quick search tells me it's not supported).
- codethief 3y agoAh, so the system setting is hidden if the launcher doesn't support it. Makes sense, thanks!
- broodbucket 3y agoI adore adaptive icons, though it's somewhat moot when not all apps implement support. Looks great being able to set a colour theme of my choosing and have it apply to everything
- account42 3y agoIcons are the last thing that should have a common color - they should be as easy to distinguish from each other as possible.